Saturday, May 17, 2014

May 17th Besides a water tower, some other things in High Springs First a Railroading Marker

There was this historical Marker: Naturally, it was near the old train station:


Railroading In High Springs
 


 
Inscription. This old passenger depot, built c. 1910, is all that remains of the vast railroad complex located southwest of downtown that made High Springs a bustling railroad center for nearly 50 years. In 1895 the Plant Railroad System chose the town as the site of its divisional headquarters. Rail yards, workshops, and a roundhouse serviced hundreds of steam engines and cars sent to High Springs to be cleaned and repaired. The importance of High Springs as a rail center declined as diesel engines replaced the old steam locomotives after World War II. Gradually, all of the railroad buildings disappeared, except the depot, which was moved to this site and renovated as a railroad museum in 1994.

Erected 1995 by The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-359.)

Location. 29° 49.588′ N, 82° 35.884′ W. Marker is in High Springs, Florida, in Alachua County. Marker is on NE Railroad Avenue, on the right. Click for map. Located between N Main Street and SW 1st Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 NE Railroad Avenue, High Springs FL 32643, United States of America.

 
Railroading in High Springs Marker along NE Railroad Avenue Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012
2. Railroading in High Springs Marker along NE Railroad Avenue
 
 
Railroading in High Springs Marker, looking east Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012
3. Railroading in High Springs Marker, looking east
 
 
Railroading in High Springs Marker, and the depot, Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012
4. Railroading in High Springs Marker, and the depot,
which was moved to this site and renovated as a railroad museum in 1994.
 
 
Railroading in High Springs Chamber of Commerce Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012
5. Railroading in High Springs Chamber of Commerce
Trackside, station look-alike located one block east

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