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The Gainesville, Rocky Point, and Micanopy Railway was chartered in 1884, to connect Gainesville, Florida and Micanopy, Florida, in Alachua County.Although the company started with a capital stock of $300,000, progress was slow, and in 1894 L. L Hill purchased the charter and changed the name to Gainesville and Gulf Railway (sometimes called the "Grits and Gravy").
Corporate history.—The carrier's corporate origin was in the Gainesville, Rocky Point & Micanopy Railway Company. This was chartered in Florida March 31, 1884, but was succeeded before it constructed any line by the Gainesville & Gulf Railway Company, chartered under the general laws of Florida June 22, 1895.
Micanopy station. The Florida Southern Railway was first chartered as the Gainesville, Ocala, and Charlotte Harbor Railroad in 1879, with a planned route from Lake City to Charlotte Harbor with a branch to Palatka to connect with steamboats on the St. Johns River. The name was then changed to the Florida Southern Railway in 1881. [1]
Seaboard Air Line Railway: Florida Central and Western Railroad: SAL: 1882 1884 Florida Railway and Navigation Company: Florida Coast and Gulf Railway: FEC: 1892 1892 Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway: Florida, Georgia and Western Railway: SAL: 1891 1895 Tallahassee Southeastern Railway: Florida Midland Railway: ACL: 1883 1896
Micanopy (/ ˌ m ɪ k ə ˈ n oʊ p i / ⓘ MIK-ə-NOH-pee) is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States, located south of Gainesville. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population as of the 2020 census was 648, up from 600 at the 2010 census.
The Florida Southern also The Florida Southern also built the Palatka Branch during their initial construction, as well as the branches to Micanopy and Citra. The Florida Southern Railway would eventually become part of the Plant System. After Plant's death, his network of railroads was sold to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) in 1902. [2]
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The company collapsed without ever operating a train. [3] The Lake Wimico and St. Joseph Canal Company was chartered by the territorial legislature in 1835. The company began construction of a railroad instead of a canal, and it was rechartered as the Lake Wimico and St. Joseph Canal and Railroad Company in 1836. The railroad began operating in ...