Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Station on West French Avenue

Atlantic Coast Line Passenger Station on West French Avenue

ACL Station on French Avenue

Photography--Florida

Street photography--Florida

Sanford (Fla.)

Railroads--Florida

Railroad depots

Railroad stations--Florida

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company

This location contains was home to a two-story brick Atlantic Coast Line passenger station, Sanford's third train station, which was built for a cost of $70,000 and opened on January 14, 1913. It served passengers until 1952, and was torn down in the 1960s. The Atlantic Coast Line, controlled by J. P. Morgan, operated throughout the American Southeast during the latter half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, The ACL had numerous lines throughout Florida and played a major role in building up Central Florida's infrastructure during the early 20th century.

ca. 1900-1910

Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.

Photographic Collection, box 3, folder Transportation--Railroads, General Collection, UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.

General Photographic Collection, Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Mills, Jerry W., and F. Blair Reeves. A Chronology of the Development of Sanford. S.l: s.n.], 1975.

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Sanford, Florida

28.806726, -81.273119

1900-01-01/1910-12-31

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Copyright to this resource is held by the Student Museum and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Morton, Dave

Mills, Jerry W., and F. Blair Reeves. A Chronology of the Development of the City of Sanford, Florida: With Major Emphasis on Early Growth. S.l: s.n.], 1975.

ATLANTIC COAST LINE
SANFORD

1 black and white photograph