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Advertisement for the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad, 1887

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State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 385 p297 1887

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Print advertisement for the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad, which had just been completed to Daytona. The ad emphasized that points on the Halifax River could be reached in just four hours from Jacksonville. The railroad is nicknamed "White Rail Road" in the ad. Printed on page 20 of the Florida Official Path Finder, vol. 1, no. 3 (February 1887).

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1887

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ST. JOHNS AND HALIFAC.

The White Rail Road,

Just Completed to Daytona, Florida,

Only Four Hours

From Jacksonville

TO POINTS ON THE HALIFAX RIVER.

Baggage Checked Through from any J.T. & K.W. Station.

E.S. Spencer,

Gen'l Fr. & Pass. Agent.

See Schedule.

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Advertisement for the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad, 1887

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Railroads

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State Library of Florida, Florida Collection, 385 p297 1887

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1887

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flc_385-p297-1887_04

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Daytona Beach (Fla.)

Daytona (Fla.)

Volusia County (Fla.)

Jacksonville (Fla.)

Duval County (Fla.)

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Tourism and Attractions

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Spencer, E. S.

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ST. JOHNS AND HALIFAC.

The White Rail Road,

Just Completed to Daytona, Florida,

Only Four Hours

From Jacksonville

TO POINTS ON THE HALIFAX RIVER.

Baggage Checked Through from any J.T. & K.W. Station.

E.S. Spencer,

Gen'l Fr. & Pass. Agent.

See Schedule.

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Advertisement for the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad, 1887. 1887. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298146>, accessed 19 November 2025.

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Advertisement for the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad, 1887. 1887. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/298146>

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