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. It is located at 208 North

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, on the corner of Haines Street Northeast. The station was built at one of two junctions of an

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lines. The station was a flag stop on the SCL and

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,'' between Madison and Live Oak, and until 1966 and additional daily local train served the station as well.'Official Guide of the Railways,' December 1966, Seaboard Air Line section, eliminated from Table 8 The ACL and the SAL merged in 1967 to form the

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. In 1971 the SCL terminated the ''Gulf Wind,'' on the creation of Amtrak, ending passenger service in Live Oak. On April 24, 1986, it was added to the

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. When Amtrak extended the ''

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'' to Orlando in 1993 the nearest station with a stop was in Lake City. Today, only the former SAL line survives. The Suwannee County Historical Museum is located in the depot. Exhibits include a telephone display, a 16th-century Timucaun Indian Village recreation and local history artifacts. The station is one block south of the

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Gallery

File:Live Oak ACL Freight Station01.jpg, Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station File:Live Oak Union Depot03.jpg

References

External links

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Suwannee County listings
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
Information about the Suwannee County Historical Museum on the City of Live oak website

Information about the Suwannee County Historical Museum on the Suwanne County Tourism site
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida

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Museums in Suwannee County, Florida Buildings and structures in Suwannee County, Florida

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