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New page: The '''Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad''' was a The railroad received a charter of incorporation on March 21, 1881. Construction began on June 1, and an official groundbreaking...
The '''Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad''' was a
The railroad received a charter of incorporation on [[March 21]], [[1881]]. Construction began on [[June 1]], and an official groundbreaking ceremony was held on [[August 22]].
It was completed in [[1882]], acquiring assets of the former [[Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad]] the same year, and the first passengers crossed the [[Pensacola Bay]] railroad bridge on [[August 15]].
An extension to the [[Apalachicola River]] was completed on [[February 10]], [[1883]], and another to Jacksonville was completed on [[April 11]] of the same year.
On [[August 25]], [[1884]], a P&A drawbridge watchman was found dead on the tracks, his body riddled with 23 bullets.<ref>"Why the Draw Wasn't Open." ''New York Times'', August 26, 1884.</ref>
The railroad later became part of the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]].
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==References==
*[http://www.wfrm.org/wfrmhist.html West Florida Railroad Museum]
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[[Category:Railroads]]
The railroad received a charter of incorporation on [[March 21]], [[1881]]. Construction began on [[June 1]], and an official groundbreaking ceremony was held on [[August 22]].
It was completed in [[1882]], acquiring assets of the former [[Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad]] the same year, and the first passengers crossed the [[Pensacola Bay]] railroad bridge on [[August 15]].
An extension to the [[Apalachicola River]] was completed on [[February 10]], [[1883]], and another to Jacksonville was completed on [[April 11]] of the same year.
On [[August 25]], [[1884]], a P&A drawbridge watchman was found dead on the tracks, his body riddled with 23 bullets.<ref>"Why the Draw Wasn't Open." ''New York Times'', August 26, 1884.</ref>
The railroad later became part of the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]].
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==References==
*[http://www.wfrm.org/wfrmhist.html West Florida Railroad Museum]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Railroads]]
