Lake Wales Depot Museum Dedication Ceremony

Lake Wales Depot Museum Dedication Ceremony

Lake Wales Depot Museum Dedication

Lake Wales (Fla.)

Railroads--Florida

Museums--Florida

The dedication of the Lake Wales Depot Museum, located at 325 South Scenic Highway, was part of a project in Lake Wales, Florida, to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States on July 4, 1976. The museum still exists today and houses a variety of exhibits on local and state topics. Mimi Hardman, depicted in the colonial outfit on the right, was instrumental in the renovation project of the train depot and still acts as the head of the Lake Wales Historical Society and runs the depot museum.

The Lake Wales Depot Museum is housed in the Lake Wales Train Depot that was built in 1928 by the R. W. Burrows Construction Company along the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL). 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.

Original black and white photograph, July 4, 1976: Lake Wales Public Library Archives, Lake Wales Public Library, Lake Wales, Florida.

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Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph, July 4, 1976: Lake Wales Public Library Archives, Lake Wales Public Library, Lake Wales, Florida.

Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph, July 4, 1976.

Lake Wales Public Library Archives, Lake Wales Public Library, Lake Wales, Florida.

Central Florida Railroad Depots Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Lake Wales Depot Museum, Lake Wales, Florida

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Copyright to this resource is held by the Lake Wales Public Library and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

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