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The Florida East Coast Railway depot in Sebastian.The structure was built in 1893. Beginning in 1892, when landowners south of Daytona petitioned him to extend the railroad 80 miles (130 km) south, Flagler began laying new railroad tracks; no longer did he follow his traditional practice of purchasing existing railroads and merging them into his growing rail system.
Overseas Railroad. / 24.71167°N 81.12306°W / 24.71167; -81.12306. The Overseas Railroad (also known as Florida Overseas Railroad, the Overseas Extension, and Flagler's Folly) was an extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West, a city located 128 miles (206 km) beyond the end of the Florida peninsula.
U.S. Route 441 ( US 441) in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs 433 miles (697 km) from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia state line, with the overall route continuing to Tennessee in the Rocky Top area. Like all AASHTO designated highways in Florida, US 441 always carries a FDOT designated hidden state road ...
Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway: FEC: 1892 1895 Florida East Coast Railway: Jacksonville and St. John's River Railway: ACL: 1899 1899 Savannah, Florida and Western Railway: Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad: ACL: 1899 1904 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway: ACL: 1881 1899
U.S. Highway 27 ( US 27) in Florida is a north–south United States Numbered Highway. It runs 496.352 miles (798.801 km) from the Miami metropolitan area northwest to the Tallahassee metropolitan area. Throughout the state, US 27 has been designated the Claude Pepper Memorial Highway by the Florida Legislature.
Eustis, Florida. / 28.85639°N 81.67722°W / 28.85639; -81.67722. Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,189 at the 2020 census.
The Villages is located approximately 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Orlando and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Tampa. It is bordered to the west and south by the city of Wildwood in Sumter County and to the east by the town of Lady Lake and city of Fruitland Park in Lake County.
1918 maps of the railroad. The East and West Coast Railway was a railroad line running from Bradenton on the west coast of Florida southeast to Arcadia in the Peace River valley. Despite its name, the line never went all the way to the east coast of Florida. [1] The line was often used to transport mail, lumber, grain and other commodities. [2]