A color postcard featuring the railway station in New Smyrna, Florida, in the 1890s. Although the postcard does not specify, this railway station was likely the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Company (later part of the Florida East Coast Railway Company) station within the city. In 1892, Henry Flagler (1830-1913) extended the Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway Company to New Smyrna, which resulted in increased growth for the town.
Abstract
Color postcard of New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station published by the Hugh C. Leighton Co. The postcard depicts day-to-day transportation with antique cars and horse-drawn vehicles.
Source
Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Hugh C. Leighton Company
Date Created
ca. 1892-1899
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1892-1899
Has Format
Digital reproduction of original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine: Tag number DP0004815, Central Florida Memory.
Is Format Of
Original 9 centimeter x 14 centimeter color postcard: "New Smyrna, Fla. Railway Station." Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine.
"History." Florida East Coast Railway. http://fecrwy.com/about/history.
Francke, Arthur E. Early Days of Seminole County, Florida. Seminole County Historical Commission in cooperation with Seminole County Community College, Office of Community Instructional Services, 1984.