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Theme of the Month " The Cedar Key Coast-to-Coast Florida Railroad Train "
Seaboard Air line (SAL) Tain Depot, Cedar Key, 1912
1911 Map of Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Railroad repair crew on the big dock, early 1900s
Railroad tracks east end of on Way Key in Cedar Key (circa early 1900s)
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!
"Father of the Florida Railroad"