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The story of a pioneer: a brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast.
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| Title: | The story of a pioneer: a brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast. |
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| Alternative Title: | Brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast. | |
| Name(s): |
Florida East Coast Railway PALMM (Project) |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1946 | |
| Publisher: | Florida East Coast Railway | |
| Place of Publication: | St. Augustine, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
| Extent: | 39 pages : illustrations, facsims., maps, portraits ; 23 cm. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Short history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its role in the growth and development of the east coast of Florida. Includes several facsimilies of early travel brochures. | |
| Table of Contents: | Foreword -- Before the railway came -- The first railroad -- Conditions further south -- Further railroad development -- The "empire builder" arrives -- Building the Ponce de Leon -- Beginning of empire -- Two events of 1888 -- Other improvements -- Reaching farther south -- Creation of Palm Beach -- Building of Royal Poinciana -- Founding of West Palm Beach -- Still farther south. | |
| Target Audience: | College students and adults | |
| Target Audience: | general | |
| Identifier: | AAB9131QF00008/10/200511/13/200622924BfamIa D0QF (FCLAZ), FHP C UCF 2005-08-03 (DNX), FCLA url 20060606xOCLC (snx), 75961192 (oclc), CF00001729 (IID), 2585368 (digitool), ucf:20020 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Cover title. Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2006. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the Main Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. |
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| Subject(s): |
Florida East Coast Railway Railroads -- Florida -- History Florida -- History Economics and Society: Post-Civil War Florida, 1865-1913 Railroads |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001729.jpg | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UCF | |
| Original Title: |
The story of a pioneer: a brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast. (OCoLC)01321410 |
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| Is Part of Series: |
Florida Heritage Collection. (Link to Collection) |
