Sanford and Indian River Railroad

Dublin Core

Title

Sanford and Indian River Railroad

Alternative Title

Sanford and Indian River Railroad

Subject

Railroads--Florida
South Florida Railroad
Railways
Sanford (Fla.)
Indian River (Fla.)
Oviedo (Fla.)
Lake Jessup (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Winter Springs (Fla.)

Description

List of latitude and longitude coordinates for the Sanford and Indian River Railroad.The Sanford and Indian River Railroad was built in 1886 by the South Florida Railroad. The line covered nineteen miles between Sanford and Oviedo and was used by growers to ship goods. The railroad began in downtown Sanford and ran southeast direction toward the intersection of State Roads 434 and 426. It then turns East along the southern shore of Lake Jessup and ends in Oviedo. The railroad did have a spur line into the Black Hammock that started at Yongel's Shingle. A biking trail known as the Cross Seminole Trail now spans the length of the old railroad.

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

2 KB

Medium

1 text file with latitude-longitude listing

Type

Line Overlay

Coverage

Sanford, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Winter Springs, Florida
Oviedo, Florida

Spatial Coverage

28.80531, -81.27468
28.72722, -81.30751
28.71487, -81.30748
28.69201, -81.19653

Temporal Coverage

1886-01-01/1886-09-21

Accrual Method

Item Creation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Contributing Project

Curator

Phillips, Clayton
Marra, Katherine

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

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.

Citation

“Sanford and Indian River Railroad,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/755.

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