St. Joseph and Iola Railroad

St. Joseph and Iola Railroad (HM2E6G)

Location: Wewahitchka, FL 32465 Gulf County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 6.3', W 85° 11.445'

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Third Steam railroad in Florida. Began operations in May, 1839. Built to transport cotton from Iola, located at Tennessee Bluff on the Apalachicola River, to the city of St. Joseph, 28 miles distant. The gauge was five feet. Baldwin locomotives pulled flat cars loaded with bales of cotton from Alabama and Georgia. The demise of the city of St. Joseph in 1841 and poor financial conditions resulted in the death of the railroad.
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HM NumberHM2E6G
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Placed ByThe St. Joseph Historical Society in cooperation with local civic and governmental groups
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, February 8th, 2019 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 674328 N 3331801
Decimal Degrees30.10500000, -85.19075000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 6.3', W 85° 11.445'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 6' 18" N, 85° 11' 26.7" W
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Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 565 E River Rd, Wewahitchka FL 32465, US
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