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''Walkatomica'' was a steam boat that operated 1885-1898 around St. Marks,
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. ''Walkatomica'' was built in Tallahassee by Capt. William P. Slusser. Its construction commenced in late January and February 1885. It was inspected on June 13, 1885 and put on flat cars of the Florida Railway & Navigation Co. for the 3½ hour trip to the coast. There it was launched June 18, 1885.''Walkatomica''
on Florida Memory, Image Number RC13686, .
The steam boat met the train from Tallahassee to St. Marks and made regular runs to Newport, Wakulla County, Carrabelle and St. Teresa. Cost for a round trip ticket for train and steamer was $2.25. It burned during a fire on October 4, 1898.


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{{Reflist Steamboats of the United States Tallahassee metropolitan area