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	Welcome to the City of Ocala - Tuscawilla Park Historic District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Paralleling the growth of other areas of Ocala was the development of the proposed district in the northeast section of town beyond Ocklawaha Boulevard (Silver Springs Boulevard).
		At the spring itself was the Elizabeth Maughs Grotto, dedicated to one of the principal promoters of the Tuscawilla Park improvements.
		The history of Ocala following World War II is similar to that of virtually every American city: increasing numbers of automobiles and asphalt fed into the city by the interstate highway system, suburban sprawl, the gradual erosion of the central commercial sector, and strip development along major state highways.
	www.ocalafl.org /main.asp?menuid=11507&sub1menuid=11519&sub2menuid=12117 (4794 words)

	Welcome to the City of Ocala - Ocala Historic District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The predominant eastward growth pattern of Ocala, which is evident in the development of the district, was generated by the significance of the Fort King Road, the area's major transportation route until the arrival of the railroad.
		The arrival of the railroad, the success of the citrus groves, the discovery of phosphate, and the increasing impact of tourism prompted a marked growth in the economy.
		The stature of the residents of the district and the dominance of the Queen Anne Revival influence are epitomized.
	www.ocalafl.org /main.asp?menuid=11507&sub1menuid=11519&sub2menuid=12107 (2163 words)

	news18 \| Ocala.com \| Star-Banner \| Ocala, Fla.
		Jews in Ocala organized the United Hebrews of Ocala and established a Jewish cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in the state of Florida.
		A group of Jewish businessmen established the East Florida Ice Company, which pioneered refrigeration and cold storage in Marion County, and formed the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, which extended from Ocala to Rainbow Springs, Dunnellon, Hernando and Inverness with a branch from Dunnellon to Homossassa on the Gulf of Mexico.
		The railroad was a key factor in opening Central Florida to development and later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line.
	www.ocala.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=news18 (2257 words)

	History of Pasco County, Florida
		It lies at the mouth of Anclote river, and is the terminal point of the projected line of the Silver springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, which is now in course of construction.
		It is situated on the line of the South Florida Railroad, 25 miles southeast of Brooksville, the county seat, and 2 1/2 miles north of Richland, the shipping station.
		Is situated on the Withlacoochee river, and on the line of the South Florida Railroad, at the crossing of the Florida Railway and Navigation Company's railroad, 14 miles southeast of Brooksville, the county seat.
	www.fivay.org /gazetteer.html (1985 words)

	History of the park (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1887-1888, the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad Company constructed from Dunnellon to Homosassa an extension of its Ocala to Dunnellon line.
		The Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad was consolidated into the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company in 1901 and in 1902 into the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company.
		The railroad facilities in Homosassa consisted of the depot, a freight dock and storage shed, a siding for cars to be loaded and a turntable for turning the locomotive around.
	www.citruscounty-fl.com.cob-web.org:8888 /Railroad.html (423 words)

	Withlacoochee State Trail History
		In the late 1800’s, an increase in phosphate mining activity in the area convinced railroad entrepreneur Henry Plant to extend his existing line from Tampa to Croom northward to Inverness to join the Silver Springs, Ocala, and Gulf Railroad, thus completing the Plant System’s west coast route.
		Due to a decline in railroad use beginning in the 1960s, service was abandoned and tracks removed on many thousands of miles of rail corridor nationwide.
		In December of 1989, CSX transportation sold their 46 mile right of way between Gulf Juction (Citrus Springs) and Owensboro Junction, six miles north of Dade City, to the State of Florida.
	www.dep.state.fl.us /gwt/state/with/history.htm (251 words)

	Homosassa Florida Homosassa Springs Manatees Real Estate Fishing Golf Restaurants Lodging
		Silver King Properties is a friendly and knowledgeable real estate firm on the Nature Coast.
		Crystal River and Homosassa Springs are known as the homes of the largest herds of wintering Manatees that enjoy the protection of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
		Formerly a railroad right-of-way, this 47-mile trail is paved its entire length through Citrus County with bike/blade liveries along the way.
	homosassausa.com (1457 words)

	Homosassa Florida History
		Homosassa has been considered a sports lover's paradise since the turn of the century and was a destination for wealthy and prominent Americans such as Grover Cleveland, Thomas Edison, John Jacob Astor and Winslow Homer.
		In 1887-1888, the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad Company constructed from Dunnellon to Homosassa an extension of its Ocala to Dunnellon line, which was built in 1885-1887.
		The train would often stop at the springs to allow the passengers a look at the clear, 55 foot deep springs which form the headwaters of the river.
	www.homosassaflorida.com /History/history.html (513 words)

	Railroad Land Grants Explained
		The railroads were given the odd-numbered sections on each side of the railroad right-of-way.
		Another problem was that the government required the companies to use their railroad and lands as collateral for the government bond loans.
		And because the railroad was so absolutely critical to the United States, Congress revised the law in the middle of the Civil War.
	www.coxrail.com /land-grants.htm (1904 words)

	Plant System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Live Oak and Rowland's Bluff Railroad and Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad were chartered in 1881 to continue the short Florida Branch south from Live Oak further into Florida (eventually reaching Gainesville with a branch to Lake City).
		The Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad was chartered in 1877 and opened in 1892, running from Ocala west to Dunnellon and then south to Homosassa and Inverness.
		The Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad was incorporated in 1893, running northeast from the South Florida Railroad in Tampa to the small town of Thonotosassa.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Plant_System (1457 words)

	OLD FLORIDA
		J.J. had grown up with a neighbor whose family had wintered at The Lakeside Inn for generations, and the railroad siding conveniently near the Inn evoked pictures of old steamer trunks being unloaded in the '20's and '30's for guests arriving from the north.
		The Smithsonian brochure alerted us to the Ocala National Forest, a short drive north of Mount Dora, where we saw Florida as it must have appeared centuries ago.
		Nearby is Silver Springs, quite possibly the oldest theme park in Florida with its ever popular glass-bottom boat rides to take advantage of unique views of the largest artesian spring formation in the world.
	members.cox.net /starview/oldfla.html (962 words)

	South Florida Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The South Florida Railroad was a railroad from Orlando to Tampa, Florida, becoming part of the Plant System in 1883 and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1902.
		The South Florida Railroad was incorporated on October 16, 1878, but was unable to obtain a charter until December 9, 1879, when they took over the charter of the Lake Monroe and Orlando, which was in danger of losing its land grants.
		The charter specified that the railroad must pass through Bartow; thus the Bartow Branch was built from the mainline at Lake Alfred (Bartow Junction) southwest to Bartow.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Florida_Railroad (930 words)

	History for Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park » Florida State Parks
		Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park has been a tourist attraction since the early 1900’s, when trains stopped to let passengers rest at the spring.
		The spring and headwaters of the Homosassa River is the only known place in the world where thousands of fresh and saltwater fish congregate.
		Today, Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is owned by the State of Florida and managed by the Department of Environmental Protection.
	www.floridastateparks.org /homosassasprings/History.cfm (886 words)

	State treasures waiting to be found (pg. 1) - Coin World
		A Southern Pacific Railroad train was robbed in 1884, and the robbers trailed to this cave.
		Near Monument, between Colorado Springs and Denver, the Butch Cassidy gang is said to have stashed $100,000 from bank robberies.
		On the bottom beneath the sparkling waters of Silver Springs, near Ocala, are coins tossed by tourists including, perhaps, some dating from the 1920s and 1930s or even earlier.
	www.coinworld.com /NewCollector/StateTreasures1.asp (2588 words)

	Plantation shutters, Cities
		Silver Springs, Marion County -- Silver springs is named after Florida's largest spring, whose crystal-clear waters inspired the name.
		Wewahitchka, Gulf County -- This complex name may have come from an unknown Indian language and probably means "water eyes." A perfect pair of eyes is formed by two oblong lakes along the edge of town; these are separated by a pronounced ridge which resembles the bridge of a human nose.
		Ocala, Marion County -- The literal meaning of this Indian word is "heavily clouded," perhaps beyond discovery.
	www.flshutters.com /floridacities.html (3645 words)

	List of railroads incorporated in Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of the railroads were chartered by the Florida State Legislature, but some were incorporated under the general incorporation laws.
		Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad (not legislatively chartered)
		Atlantic, Suwannee River and Gulf Railroad (not legislatively chartered)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_railroads_incorporated_in_Florida (171 words)

	History of the park
		The train opened up trade and tourism between Ocala and Homosassa.
		Travelers heading west could change at Dunnellon and those heading north would change in Ocala.
		Noting that at several stations "trains do not receive or deliver freight or passengers", one wonders why it stopped at all.
	www.citruscounty-fl.com /Railroad.html (423 words)

	Jacksonville's Financial News and Daily Record
		State Sen. Lee Constantine of Altamonte Springs cast the lone vote against the bill that would also make Ocala limestone the state rock, calcite the state mineral and the Eocene Heart Urchin the state fossil.
		(b) The railroad museum shall be devoted primarily to the history of railroads and railroading.
		(c) The railroad museum shall be open to the general public, and memberships shall be offered to the general public regardless of race, color, creed, or national origin.
	www.jaxdailyrecord.com /showstory.php?Story_id=44875 (1313 words)

	Denver Rails Database of Railroad Attractions
		Flagler continued building his railroad south while adding new hotels in cities through which it passed.
		A key to his early success with the Florida East Coast Railway, was building a bridge across the St. Johns River in Jacksonville to eliminate the use of rail car ferrys in use at that time.
		It was billed as the "World's largest mobile HO scale model railroad" when it began touring the East Coast in 1975.
	www.denverrails.com /db/stlist.cfm?state=FL (1096 words)

	Lists of Quarries and Quarry
		Limerock deposits near Ocala are among the most abundant in the nation.
		The limestones of Florida are of vast importance, contributing generously to its development in supplying material so extensively used in road construction, concrete aggregate, ballast, lime and cement manufacture and also as a building material.
		The limestone was used to fill for railroad beds and embankments.
	www.cagenweb.com /quarries/states/fl-photos_1.html (2130 words)

	Cypress in Florida
		Cypress swamps are forested wetlands dominated by cypress trees and located along stream and river banks, spring runs or in ponds with still or slow moving water.
		Brandt and Ewel (1989) have described baldcypress as a fast grower in height and diameter and having thin, tight bark compared to pondcypress which is a small, slow growing tree with thick, shaggy bark.
		The expansion of the railroad system in the 1900s was the catalyst for this boom in cypress harvesting (Sternitzke 1972) (Figure 9).
	www.sfrc.ufl.edu /Extension/pubtxt/cir1186.htm (4019 words)

	Marion County
		28 l989 - l500 - Marion Co., Ocala - Lightning killed a girl and injured her mother at the edge of a lake in a wooded area.
		Five people drown in the Gulf of Mexico when a small fishing vessel capsized in high seas.
		She stalled off the north-central Florida Gulf Coast for 24 hours before strengthening and moving northwest toward landfall in Mississippi.
	www.srh.noaa.gov /mlb/mari.html (1793 words)

	Continental Country Club \| Jacobsen Homes on Parade 2007
		The most common is that of a crew of workmen and a surveyor who were putting in a telegraph line planning for a the expansion of the railroad south of Ocala in 1877.
		Prior to the railroad, the cotton was carried by ox carts to Silver Springs for shipment.
		The completion of the railroad through Wildwood did a great deal to help the economy, as trains left Wildwood stocked full of fruits and vegetables.
	www.jacobsenhomes.com /continental.html (254 words)

	W&H INTERCHANGE YARD: Railroad Link Listing - Alphabetical List
		Railroading in the North East, by Clint Chamberlin.
		Railroads of Athens County Ohio, by Ron Hess.
		Railroads of the Cagy Transportation Family, by Derrick Davis.
	www.spikesys.com /Interchg/alplist.html (1214 words)

	Woodall's...Camping & RVing in the Great Outdoors! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The river forms the northern and western boundaries of the Ocala National Forest, and its middle segment flows through an undeveloped area with semi-tropical forests of gnarly cypress, swamp maple and sable palm.
		The scenic, 48-mile segment between Orange Springs and Moss Bluff offers canoeists an opportunity for a side trip on the Silver River; it has been described as a journey through old Florida outback.
		The Pinellas Trail is a 47-mile, linear day-use asphalt trail built along an abandoned railroad right-of-way in Pinellas County on the Gulf coast of Florida.
	www.woodalls.com /common/states/usa_fl.cfm (1927 words)

	"Restaurants and Day Trips from the Manatee Vacation Condo in Dunnellon, Central Florida"
		Long admired for it's natural beauty and abundant supply of seafood, it is a tranquil village, rich with the almost forgotten history of old Florida.
		Cedar Key is one of the oldest ports in the state, and when Florida's first railroad connected it to the east coast, it became a major supplier of seafood and timber products to the northeast.
		Silver Springs has appeared in countless movies, TV shows and commercials.
	www.geocities.com /manateecondo/foodandtrips.htm (1006 words)

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		Telenet or HTTP to execpc.com, they have a link to their BBS side which does carry the Fido railfans echo.
	www.spikesys.com /front.html (2584 words)

	Rails to Trails of the Withlachoochee
		It starts in the velvety green fishing village of Tarpon Springs and meanders south for 34 miles to St. Petersburg.
		The 1890s boomtowns spawned the railways that the Withlacoochee Trail now follows: Henry B. Plant's line linking Georgia to Tampa, and the phosphate-mining freight trains of the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad Co.
		On the final day of my trip, I toured parts of the northern leg of the trail, stopping briefly in Hernando.
	www.railstotrailsonline.com /story.html (1202 words)

	Citrus: Riding history's rails
		A look back at when trains were the area's driving force leads the Heritage Museum schedule.
		The exhibit has some rare photographs of trains that used to make the run from the Silver Springs train depot in Ocala to stops in Citrus County in the late 1980s.
		Another local artifact is a steering wheel from the steamboat Kitty Bell, which also used to make regular runs on the Withlacoochee, docking at Steamboat Springs near Floral City.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/01/07/Citrus/Riding_history_s_rails.shtml (444 words)

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