Trenton station (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) explained

Trenton
Location Town:SW corner of N Main St. & NW 4th Ave, Trenton, Florida
Location Country:United States
Client:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Completion Date:ca. 1905
Structural System:wooden frame

Trenton is a historic train station in Trenton, Florida. It was built in 1905 as a stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line from Newberry to Wilcox and on to Cross City.[1] [2]

In 1989, the Trenton Depot was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1]

In 2004, the Florida West Coast Railroad, which then operated the line through Trenton, was allowed to abandon all of its lines except for a short section leading west from Newberry.[3] In March 2010 the city of Trenton was approved for a 2011 state acquisition and development grant for the Trenton Depot.[4] In June 2010 Florida's governor and cabinet approved the state's purchase of a 9.33-mile corridor from Trenton Depot almost to Newberry for the Trenton-Newberry Rail Trail project.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 55,
  2. Hammond's New Practical World Atlas, Hanover House, Garden City, NY: 1957, map of Florida, p. 55
  3. http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/March/Day-16/i5889.htm Federal Register, March 2004, Florida West Coast Railroad Company, Inc.--Abandonment and Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Alachua and Gilchrist Counties, FL
  4. http://www.flheritage.com/news/docs/fhc_3_2010/Tab-6-Grants-Program.pdf Florids Heritage Grants Program, March 2011
  5. http://www.dep.state.fl.us/secretary/news/2010/06/0608_01.htm Florida Dept, of Environmental Regulation press release, June 8, 2010