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The '''Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company''' was a 19th-century railroad that operated an 8-mile track connecting Pensacola to [[Fort Barrancas]] by way of [[Woolsey]] and [[Warrington]]. | The '''Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company''' was a 19th-century railroad that operated an 8-mile track connecting Pensacola to [[Fort Barrancas]] by way of [[Woolsey]] and [[Warrington]]. | ||
| − | + | The company was incorporated by a special act of the State of Florida on [[February 12]], [[1870]]. It was granted an easement by Congress to run through the federal [[Navy Yard]] reservation on [[January 30]], [[1871]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ewpCAAAAIAAJ United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks]'', 1916.</ref> | |
It was acquired by the [[Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad]] in [[1882]]. | It was acquired by the [[Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad]] in [[1882]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:16, 12 February 2009
The Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company was a 19th-century railroad that operated an 8-mile track connecting Pensacola to Fort Barrancas by way of Woolsey and Warrington.
The company was incorporated by a special act of the State of Florida on February 12, 1870. It was granted an easement by Congress to run through the federal Navy Yard reservation on January 30, 1871.[1]
It was acquired by the Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad in 1882.
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References[edit]
- Gregg Turner. A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
