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Arlington House,
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
210 FEET ABOVE TIDE LEVEL.
"THE ARLINGTON," GAINESVILLE, FLA.,
is first-class in all its appointments. Many improvements have been made in the house since last season, and it is now one of the most attractive winter resorsts in Florida. Situated fity miles from the St. John's River, half way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, in the midst of the pine lands of Alachua county, at an elevation of two hundred feet above tide level, it offers a clear, dry atmosphere, unsurpassed for health. Game in abundance, and with the lakes and ponds teeming with fish, make it an attractive point for sportsmen.
The house has accomodations and every convenience for comfort for one hundred and fifty guests. Billiar and Pool Room, Reading and Smoking Room. Fire-places in all the rooms. Electric Bells, Bath Rooms and Verandas. The table will be supplied with the best the Northern and Southern markets afford.
HOW TO REACH GAINESVILLE.
Tourists can take the Waycross Short Line from Savannah, Ga., making close connection at Callahan with the Florida Transit Railrod to Gainesville; also at Fernandina with Florida Transit running between Fernandina and Cedar Keys- or if they are in Jacksonville, take the Florida Central Railroad train to Baldwin, whcih connects with the Transit road stopping at Gainesville, or the Florida Southern from Palatka to Gainesville; two trains daily on each road. For futher information and circular address
J.C. Ryder, Proprietor.
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Arlington House,
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
210 FEET ABOVE TIDE LEVEL.
"THE ARLINGTON," GAINESVILLE, FLA.,
is first-class in all its appointments. Many improvements have been made in the house since last season, and it is now one of the most attractive winter resorsts in Florida. Situated fity miles from the St. John's River, half way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, in the midst of the pine lands of Alachua county, at an elevation of two hundred feet above tide level, it offers a clear, dry atmosphere, unsurpassed for health. Game in abundance, and with the lakes and ponds teeming with fish, make it an attractive point for sportsmen.
The house has accomodations and every convenience for comfort for one hundred and fifty guests. Billiar and Pool Room, Reading and Smoking Room. Fire-places in all the rooms. Electric Bells, Bath Rooms and Verandas. The table will be supplied with the best the Northern and Southern markets afford.
HOW TO REACH GAINESVILLE.
Tourists can take the Waycross Short Line from Savannah, Ga., making close connection at Callahan with the Florida Transit Railrod to Gainesville; also at Fernandina with Florida Transit running between Fernandina and Cedar Keys- or if they are in Jacksonville, take the Florida Central Railroad train to Baldwin, whcih connects with the Transit road stopping at Gainesville, or the Florida Southern from Palatka to Gainesville; two trains daily on each road. For futher information and circular address
J.C. Ryder, Proprietor.
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Advertisement for the Arlington House, Gainesville, 1883. 1883. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298140>, accessed 27 December 2024.
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Advertisement for the Arlington House, Gainesville, 1883. 1883. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298140>