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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").
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]
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]
The Tampa & Jacksonville Railway Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a corporation originally chartered under the general laws of Florida, June 6, 1906, and renewed, under special legislative authority of February 27, 1907, as the consolidated form of this original corporation and the Gainesville & Gulf Railway Company.
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