South Florida Railroad Advertisement
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Title
South Florida Railroad Advertisement
Alternative Title
South Florida Railroad Ad
Subject
South Florida Railroad Company
Railroads--Florida
Description
A newspaper advertisement for the South Florida Railroad. The Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad was organized in 1875. The charter planned to constructed a railroad from the St. Johns River port in Sanford south to Orlando. On October 16, 1878, the South Florida Railroad was incorporated, but it did not receive a charter until December 9, 1879, when it gained control over the Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad charter. The first train on the new railroad ran between Sanford and Orlando on November 11, 1880. Henry B. Plant (1819-1899) and his Plant System purchased three-fifths of the South Florida Railroad stock on May 4, 1883, and soon began laying tracks towards Tampa, whose railroad station opened on December 10, 1883. In 1893, the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, which was also a part of the Plant System, acquired the South Florida Railroad. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) acquired the entire Plant System in 1902. In 1967, the ACL merged with the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL), which is now operated by CSX.
Source
Print reproduction of microfilmed newspaper advertisements: The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Publisher
The South Florida Argus
Date Created
ca. 1886-01-03
Date Copyrighted
1886-01-03
Date Issued
1886-01-03
Has Format
Microfilmed newspaper advertisements: The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886: Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of printed microfilm newspaper article: The South Florida Argus, January 3, 1886.
Is Part Of
Microfilm Cabinet, Reel BN06021, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.
Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
263 KB
Medium
1 newspaper advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Bartow, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by The South Florida Argus.
Rights Holder
This resource is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Hazen, Kendra
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Sanford Historical Society (Fla.). Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper advertisement
Collection
Citation
“South Florida Railroad Advertisement,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4288.