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Venice in the 1920s
Fort Myers
The New York and New England Railroad
The Deadliest Train Wrecks of New England
Wrecks and disasters have been part of New England's railroad history since the 1830s. Derailments, head-on collisions, equipment failures, and human error all contributed to the …
Venice in the 1920s
Join author Gregg M. Turner as he recounts the history during the ecomomic boom in Venice, Florida in the 1920's.In the 1920s, a tremendous land boom gripped Florida, and waves of …
Railroads of Southwest Florida
When the first ,Iron Horse, arrived in Southwest Florida,at Charlotte Harbor in 1886,nearly 150,000 miles of railroads already existed in America, the transcontinental route was …
Florida Land Boom of the 1920s
During the Roaring Twenties, millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State seeking quick riches in real estate. Many made fortunes; others returned home penniless. Within a few …
Journey into Florida Railroad History
It is safe to say that without railroads, Florida wouldn't be what it is today. Railroads connected the state's important cities and towns, conquered the peninsula's vast and …
William and Henry Walters
New York and New England Railroad
Railroads were the first big business enterprises of America and made possible many other industries. They knitted our expansive nation together and ably transported people, …
A Journey into Florida Railroad History
Traces the long, slow development of Florida railroads, from the first tentative lines in the 1830s, through the boom of the 1880s, to the maturity of the railroad system in the …