Florida Midland Railroad
Dublin Core
Title
Florida Midland Railroad
Alternative Title
Florida Midland Railroad
Subject
Railroads--Florida
Railways
Winter Springs (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
Apopka (Fla.)
Description
List of latitude and longitude coordinates for the Florida Midland Railroad. Tracks were constructed and completed in the 1880s and ran along the current day State Road 434 near Ocoee, Florida. The Florida Midland did not last long , but did have a significant influence in the population and commerce growth in the particular area of Central Florida. The small line was originally used for logging and was pulled up after only a couple of years. The route then became a logging road.
Source
Coordinates compiled as part of a RICHES student project.
Is Part Of
Railroads in Central Florida Collection, Map Overlays Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
text/plain
Extent
1 KB
Medium
1 text file with latitude-longitude listing
Type
Line Overlay
Coverage
Winter Springs, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Apopka, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.70218, -81.29378
28.69788, -81.32735
28.68773, -81.40647
28.67290, -81.45673
Temporal Coverage
1880-01-01/1889-12-31
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Phillips, Clayton
Marra, Katherine
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Florida Midland Railroad," City of Ocoee, http://www.ocoee.org/728/City-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.
"Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep25-RailwaysOfCentralFL.mp3.
Mulligan, Michael. Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008.
Murdock, R. Ken. Outline History of Central Florida Railroads. Winter Garden, Fla: Central Florida Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, 1997.
Turner, Gregg M. A Journey into Florida Railroad History. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008.
Collection
Citation
“Florida Midland Railroad,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/750.