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The Punta Gorda Atlantic Coast Line Depot is a historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States. It is located at 1009 Taylor Road. Owned and maintained by the Punta Gorda Historical Society, the building houses a Black history exhibit and an antique mall.
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Punta Gorda (/ ˌ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə /; English: Fat Point) [5] is a city located in Southwest Florida and is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census.
Russell had established a traveling exhibition on African American history in the 1980s and was displayed at Punta Gorda Railroad Depot's Segregated Waiting Room, followed by a 1997 purchase of the Blanchard House with the intention of opening a museum. [4]
Orange Park, Florida MPS: 7 Orange Park: Clay: 64500120 [38] Port Orange MPS 4 Dunlawton Avenue Historic District-Grace Episcopal Church and Guild Hall-Halifax Drive Historic District (delisted) - Port Orange Florida East Coast Railway Freight Depot: Port Orange: Volusia: 64500121 [39] Punta Gorda MPS: 7 Punta Gorda: Charlotte: 64500122 [40 ...
Just north of Airport Road, Taylor Road enters Punta Gorda city limits. It passes the historic Punta Gorda Atlantic Coast Line Depot at Carmalita Street, where the railroad tracks cross through the intersection. CR 765A terminates at the northbound lanes of US 41 just outside of Downtown Punta Gorda.
Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in southwestern Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. [2] Its county seat is Punta Gorda. [3] Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Combined Statistical Area.
The Florida Southern Railway (which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) operated tracks to Punta Gorda along the south side of the river, and it was also used to some extent to transport phosphate to its dock in Punta Gorda for shipment.