Tavares And Gulf Railroad
The Tavares and Gulf Railroad (T&G) was a historic railroad in Central Florida that operated for many years as a subsidiary of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It existed from 1886 to 1969. Route Description The Tavares and Gulf Railroad began just southeast of Tavares, Florida, Tavares at Ellsworth Junction. From here, it ran south through Astatula, Florida, Astatula and continued south winding through Ferndale, Florida, Ferndale and Montverde, Florida, Montverde on the west side of Lake Apopka. Just south of Monteverde was Wait's Junction, where the Tavares and Gulf Railroad split with a line running west to Minneola, Florida, Minneola and Clermont, Florida, Clermont and a line heading east to Winter Garden, Florida, Winter Garden and Ocoee, Florida, Ocoee. History The Tavares and Gulf Railroad was first incorporated in 1881 as the Tavares, Apopka and Gulf Railway. As its name suggests, it was intended to run from Central Florida southwest to the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Mye ...
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Central Florida
Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Greater Orlando area, though in recent times the Tampa Bay area has often been described as its own region, with "Central Florida" becoming more synonymous with the Orlando area (most notably, this is what the local news channels in each respective metro area call their region). It is one of Florida's three directional regions, along with North Florida and South Florida. Under the previously mentioned "usual" definition, it includes the following counties: Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas. Polk, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia though Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and maybe Manatee are also considered to be the Tampa Bay area. Geography Like many ...
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