Key West Extension
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Author |
: George M. Chapin |
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Total Pages |
: 78 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1824323 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Official Souvenir by : George M. Chapin
Author |
: Dan Gallagher |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2014-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781561647569 |
ISBN-13 |
: 156164756X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Florida's Great Ocean Railway by : Dan Gallagher
The building of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway extension over water to Key West from 1905 to 1916 was s triumph of engineering and logistics. The Keys were remote and with little means of communication. The massive amounts of materials had to be moved with steam power. This book tells the story of the planners and their plan and its execution. It has 250 old photos, most of which have never been published before.
Author |
: Seth H. Bramson |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 193 |
Release |
: 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781625844538 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1625844530 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told by : Seth H. Bramson
All aboard for the history of one of the most audacious and innovative railroad engineering feats in history from the celebrated Floridian author. Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler made the decision to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to “the nearest deepwater American port.” In this book, renowned Florida historian Seth H. Bramson reveals how the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned FEC became the greatest railroad engineering and construction feat in United States, and possibly world, history, an accomplishment that would cement Flagler’s fame and legend for all time. Join Bramson as he recounts the years of operation of this great railroad, what it did for the Florida Keys and what it meant to the resident conchs. Includes photos
Author |
: Florida East Coast Railway |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015076478729 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Key West Extension by : Florida East Coast Railway
Author |
: Les Standiford |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 263 |
Release |
: 2003-08-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400051182 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400051185 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Last Train to Paradise by : Les Standiford
The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath.
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Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:879864904 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (04 Downloads) |
Synopsis Key West Extension by :
Author |
: Lynn M. Homan |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 134 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0738542962 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780738542966 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Key West and the Florida Keys by : Lynn M. Homan
This collection of postcards captures a trip along that magical ribbon of road from the Florida mainland to the "Southernmost City" of Key West and makes for an unforgettable journey.
Author |
: Florida East Coast Railway |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1038116683 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Key West Extension by : Florida East Coast Railway
Author |
: Florida East Coast Railway |
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Total Pages |
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Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1047491413 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis Key West Extension, Florida East Coast Railway, Opened January 22, 1912 by : Florida East Coast Railway
Author |
: Pat Parks |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 1968 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0978894995 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780978894993 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Railroad that Died at Sea by : Pat Parks
"Begun in 1905 and built by Henry Flagler, the Florida East Coast Railway Key West Extension was called the Eighth Wonder of the World. This 100th Anniversary edition tells the story of the Overseas Railroad. It is illustrated with over 50 carefully reproduced vintage photographs. A masterpiece of railroad engineering, the Extension traversed magnificent concrete spans above Florida Keys waters from the mainland to Key West. It opened in 1912 and, for three decades, thousands of passengers enjoyed the breathtaking trip across brilliant seas and tropical islands. The devastating Labor Day hurricane of September 2, 1935, brought an end to The Railroad That Went to Sea. Today US 1 highway travels upon the route of the original railroad."--Amazon.