Carrabelle in Franklin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2025

1. Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad Marker

Inscription.
The Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad (GF&A), also known as the Gopher, Frog & Alligator, travelled from Carrabelle to Sopchoppy to Tallahassee during the early 1900s.

This timber came from the trestle that went over a small creek crossing the main highway (now 30A).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 29° 51.025′ N, 84° 39.86′ W. Marker is in Carrabelle, Florida, in Franklin County. It is on Southeast Avenue B just east of Marine Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker and railroad tie are located directly in front of the Carrabelle History Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Southeast Avenue B, Carrabelle FL 32322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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: Marvin N. Justiss Building (here, next to this marker); Original Old Carrabelle School Bell (here, next to this marker); Carrabelle Historic City Hall (here, next to this marker); The Legend of Tate's Hell (a few steps from this marker); Carrabelle Town Center (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); World's Smallest Police Station (about 400 feet away); A Coastal Gem (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Boom to Bust... and Back Again! (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrabelle.

Also see . . . Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: The Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad (the GF&A), known as the Sumatra Leaf Route, and colloquially as the Gopher, Frog & Alligator was a 180 miles-long railroad from Richland, Georgia to Carrabelle, Florida. It was founded in 1895 as a logging
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2025

2. Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad Marker & trestle timber
railroad, the Georgia Pine Railway. The GF&A was leased to the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1927. In 1948, the line was abandoned from Carrabelle to Tallahassee. The segment from Bainbridge to Tallahassee is still in service, and it is operated by CSX from Bainbridge to Attapulgus. CSX sold the remaining segment from Attapulgus to Tallahassee to the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad in 2019. A 2.4-mile part of the abandoned Tallahassee-Carrabelle segment of the GF&A is now the Tallahassee-Georgia Florida and Alabama (GF&A) Trail in the Apalachicola National Forest.

(Submitted on June 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad Marker & trestle timber image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2025

3. Georgia Florida & Alabama Railroad Marker & trestle timber

The marker and trestle timber are located directly in front of the Carrabelle History Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.