Seaboard Railway Depot

Seaboard Railway Depot (HMRP7)

Location: Sarasota, FL 34236 Sarasota County
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Country: United States of America
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N 27° 20.22', W 82° 32.443'

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( Front text)
On this site in 1903, the U.S. and West Indies Railroad and Steamship Company built a depot. This railroad, subsequently incorporated into the Seaboard Air Line Railway, provided great impetus to the town's turn-of-the-century progress. Trains brought passengers and manufactured goods to Sarasota and took local products such as fish, citrus, lumber, and vegetables to northern markets. The tracks entered the town along Lemon Avenue, crossed Main Street and curbed south to terminate on a pier extending into the bay where commercial fish houses were built.
(Reverse text)
In 1905 and 1912, tracks were built to the agricultural and commercial centers of Fruitville, Bee Ridge, and Venice. When Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus established winter quarters in Sarasota, tracks were extended to the circus grounds east of the City. Daily train and sleeper service from Sarasota to point's north ultimately succumbed to the convenience of the automobile. The Seaboard Air Line Railway and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line which continued train service at its station on east Main Street.
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HM NumberHMRP7
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Year Placed1986
Placed BySarasota County Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 5:22pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 347585 N 3024703
Decimal Degrees27.33700000, -82.54071667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 27° 20.22', W 82° 32.443'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds27° 20' 13.20" N, 82° 32' 26.58" W
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Area Code(s)941
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 53-99 N Lemon Ave, Sarasota FL 34236, US
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