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'''The Leesburg Transfer Company''' was incorporated October 31, 1884, in [[Leesburg, Florida]], by Joseph A. Earman, to build and operate two miles of horse railroad in Leesburg connecting the various railroad depots with the steamer landing on Lake Harris. Earman was President and Secretary and Manager was Charles L. Myers.<ref>Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, p. 633</ref> Earman was also the proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel and a livery and sale stable at the corner of Magnolia and 3rd streets.<ref>Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, advertisement opposite p. 624</ref> A picture in the Florida State Archives shows three-foot gauge tracks in Main Street in the 1880s.<ref>State Archives of Florida, ''Florida Memory'', item 29108</ref> |
'''The Leesburg Transfer Company''' was incorporated October 31, 1884, in [[Leesburg, Florida]], by Joseph A. Earman, to build and operate two miles of horse railroad in Leesburg connecting the various railroad depots with the steamer landing on [[Lake Harris (Florida)|Lake Harris]]. Earman was President and Secretary and Manager was Charles L. Myers.<ref>Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, p. 633</ref> Earman was also the proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel and a livery and sale stable at the corner of Magnolia and 3rd streets.<ref>Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, advertisement opposite p. 624</ref> A picture in the Florida State Archives shows three-foot gauge tracks in Main Street in the 1880s.<ref>State Archives of Florida, ''Florida Memory'', item 29108</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:24, 13 November 2012
The Leesburg Transfer Company was incorporated October 31, 1884, in Leesburg, Florida, by Joseph A. Earman, to build and operate two miles of horse railroad in Leesburg connecting the various railroad depots with the steamer landing on Lake Harris. Earman was President and Secretary and Manager was Charles L. Myers.[1] Earman was also the proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel and a livery and sale stable at the corner of Magnolia and 3rd streets.[2] A picture in the Florida State Archives shows three-foot gauge tracks in Main Street in the 1880s.[3]
References
- ^ Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, p. 633
- ^ Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida, 1886, Wanton S. Webb, Complier, New York and Jacksonville; Leesburg section, advertisement opposite p. 624
- ^ State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, item 29108
External links
- Webb's Jacksonville and consolidated directory of the representative cities of east and south Florida. University of Florida George A. Smathers Libaries' Digital Collection