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What is Cedar Key Memory?


The Cedar Key Archives houses an array of artifacts containing thousands of historic photos, slides, maps, and documents - many still untapped.  Our team has been hard at work uploading and organizing images for the online archive we call "Cedar Key Memory," so you can explore them right from your laptop or mobile device! Check back  often to see what's new - from Cedar Key's past!

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Theme of the Month " The Cedar Key Coast-to-Coast Florida Railroad Train "

An old vintage picture of the Seaboard Airline Train Depot

Seaboard Air line (SAL) Tain  Depot, Cedar Key, 1912

An old vintage image of children sitting on the railway tracks
Cedar Key Western Terminus picture
1911 Map of Seaboard Air Line Railway

1911 Map of Seaboard Air Line Railway. 

A vintage steam engine on the railway track
Railroad repair crew on the big dock

Railroad repair crew on the big dock, early 1900s

Train tracks on Big Dock in early 1900s
 Railroad tracks east end of on Way Key in Cedar Key

  Railroad tracks east end of on Way Key in Cedar Key (circa early 1900s)

An ariel view of the city in black and white
Seaboard Train Number 375 at New Cedar Key Depot

Seaboard Train Number 375 at New Cedar Key Depot

Dock Street after the Railroad (circa 1949) Photo Credit - Francis Johnson

FROM THE MAP OF 1884

The First Coast to Coast Florida Railroad and Cedar Key

David Levy Yulee

In 1853, U.S. Senator David Levy Yulee chartered the Florida Railroad with an ambitious vision to link the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean by rail. Construction began in 1855, with Fernandina as its bustling starting point on the east coast; just six years later, it came to bridge 155.5 miles arriving at the western terminus in the Cedar Keys on March 1, 1861. The success was primarily attributed to Senator Yulee’s efforts as president and chief stockholder; his grand project brought much-needed growth opportunities for Floridians and a new era for the growing island port of the Cedar Keys.

Learn more about the history of the first coast-to-coast Florida Railroad and Cedar Key by visiting the Cedar Key Historical Society Museum, or come back to our website soon!

An old vintage picture of David Levy Yulee

"Father of the Florida Railroad"

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