Winter Park in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Dinky Station
Rollins College
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 13, 2020
1. The Dinky Station Marker
“The Dinky” Station
Originally
The Orlando-Winter Park Railway Company
1889 -1967
Winter Park Historical Association
1986
Erected 1986 by Winter Park Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 28° 35.622′ N, 81° 20.71′ W. Marker is in Winter Park, Florida, in Orange County. It is on Ollie Avenue 0.1 miles North Fairbanks, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located within Dinky Dock Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 Ollie Avenue, Winter Park FL 32789, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rollins College Fiftieth Anniversary (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ward House (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Rollins (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hooker Hall 1936 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Francis Philip Fatio (1724-1811) and Lina L'Engle Barnett (1859-1934) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothea Thomas Lynch (approx. 0.2 miles away);
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 13, 2020
2. The Dinky Station Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 13, 2020
3. “The Dinky Dock” Property
By
Rotary Club Of Winter Park
1956
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 13, 2020
4. Dinky Dock Park sign
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
