Lake Wales Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot and Lake Wales Depot Museum

Lake Wales Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot and Lake Wales Depot Museum

Lake Wales ACL Railroad Depot and Museum

Lake Wales (Fla.)

Railroads--Florida

Museums--Florida

The Lake Wales Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot, located at 325 South Scenic Highway, in Lake Wales, Florida, in 2014. The depot was established in 1928 by the R. W. Burrows Construction Company. It was the second station built in Lake Wales since the coming of the railroad in 1911. It continued to operate as a functioning railroad depot for several decades. In 1978, the depot was dedicated as the Lake Wales Depot Museum, housing the local history of the Railroad Depot and the City of Lake Wales.

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Original color digital image by Tyler Campbell, February 21, 2014.

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Central Florida Railroad Depots Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Lake Wales Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot and Lake Wales Depot Museum, Lake Wales, Florida

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LAKE WALES

LAKE WALES FOUNDED BY LAKE WALES LAND CO.
1911

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