High Springs in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Railroading In High Springs

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

1. Railroading in High Springs Marker

Inscription. This old passenger depot, built c. 1910, is all that remains of the vast railroad complex located southwest of downtown that made High Springs a bustling railroad center for nearly 50 years. In 1895 the Plant Railroad System chose the town as the site of its divisional headquarters. Rail yards, workshops, and a roundhouse serviced hundreds of steam engines and cars sent to High Springs to be cleaned and repaired. The importance of High Springs as a rail center declined as diesel engines replaced the old steam locomotives after World War II. Gradually, all of the railroad buildings disappeared, except the depot, which was moved to this site and renovated as a railroad museum in 1994.

Erected 1995 by The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-359.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 29° 49.588′ N, 82° 35.884′ W. Marker is in High Springs, Florida, in Alachua County. It is on NE Railroad Avenue, on the right. Located between N Main Street and SW 1st Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 20 NE Railroad Avenue, High Springs FL 32643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: High Springs, Florida (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Legion Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Douglass High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); 1824 - The Bellamy Road - 1952 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Springhill Methodist Church/Traxler, Fla. (approx. 4.6 miles away); Spring Hill United Methodist Church / Bellamy Road (approx. 4.6 miles away); William Henry Traxler (approx. 4.6 miles away); "CCC Boy" Statue (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Springs.

Railroading in High Springs Marker along NE Railroad Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

2. Railroading in High Springs Marker along NE Railroad Avenue

Railroading in High Springs Marker, looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

3. Railroading in High Springs Marker, looking east

Railroading in High Springs Marker and the depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

4. Railroading in High Springs Marker and the depot

The depot was moved to this site and renovated as a railroad museum in 1994.

Railroading in High Springs Chamber of Commerce image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

5. Railroading in High Springs Chamber of Commerce

Trackside, station look-alike located one block east

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,239 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 27, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.