Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway
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The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway Company was incorporated under the general incorporation laws of Florida
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Florida state law chapter ?, approved February 28, 1881, confirmed the incorporation and gave it land grant
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state law chapter 3489, approved February 26, 1883, extended the time limit to construct the railroad, due to the death of James M. Loweree, the owner of a majority of the stock. Unless the railroad was finished as far as St. Augustine
by two years and six months from February 28, 1881 (an increase of six months), the railroad would get no land grants. In addition, land grants would only be eligible on the section between St. Augustine
and the headwaters of the Halifax River
if built within four years (one extra year) of February 28, 1881.
Florida
state law chapter 3492, approved March 5, 1883, increased the land grants given to the railroad. At the time, the railroad had been graded from Jacksonville
to St. Augustine
, and laid track on 20 miles.
Florida
state law chapter 3645, approved February 11, 1885, extended the time limit for land grants between St. Augustine
and the headwaters of the Halifax River
to August 28, 1886, and for the extension to New Smyrna to February 28, 1888. The area from which land grants could be chosen was increased.
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On September 13, 1895 the latter was re-named as the Florida East Coast Railway
which still exists.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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Florida state law chapter ?, approved February 28, 1881, confirmed the incorporation and gave it land grant
Land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its privileges – made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service...
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Land grants
FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
state law chapter 3489, approved February 26, 1883, extended the time limit to construct the railroad, due to the death of James M. Loweree, the owner of a majority of the stock. Unless the railroad was finished as far as St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
by two years and six months from February 28, 1881 (an increase of six months), the railroad would get no land grants. In addition, land grants would only be eligible on the section between St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
and the headwaters of the Halifax River
Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, during the British occupation of Florida .-Geography:The...
if built within four years (one extra year) of February 28, 1881.
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
state law chapter 3492, approved March 5, 1883, increased the land grants given to the railroad. At the time, the railroad had been graded from Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
to St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
, and laid track on 20 miles.
Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
state law chapter 3645, approved February 11, 1885, extended the time limit for land grants between St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
and the headwaters of the Halifax River
Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, during the British occupation of Florida .-Geography:The...
to August 28, 1886, and for the extension to New Smyrna to February 28, 1888. The area from which land grants could be chosen was increased.
Gauges
In 1890, the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway (the line north of St. Augustine) changed from narrow gauge to standard gaugeStandard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
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Development
The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Halifax River Railway merged with the Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railroad on October 31, 1892.On September 13, 1895 the latter was re-named as the Florida East Coast Railway
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad.Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Morrison...
which still exists.