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The '''Alabama & Florida Railroad Company''' was a railroad company incorporated by an act of legislature on [[January 8]], [[1853]], with the purpose of building a railroad from [[Pensacola Bay]] north to the Florida-Alabama border, which would lead thence to Montgomery. | The '''Alabama & Florida Railroad Company''' was a railroad company incorporated by an act of legislature on [[January 8]], [[1853]], with the purpose of building a railroad from [[Pensacola Bay]] north to the Florida-Alabama border, which would lead thence to Montgomery. | ||
− | The construction of the railroad became eligible for financial assistance from the [[Internal Improvement Act of 1855]]. Engineer [[William H. Chase]] resigned from military service in [[1856]] to become president of the company. | + | The construction of the railroad became eligible for financial assistance from the [[Internal Improvement Act of 1855]]. Engineer [[William H. Chase]] resigned from military service in [[1856]] to become president of the company. The line was completed around January 1, [[1860]]. |
After a bankruptcy and foreclosure, the railroad line and all of its franchises were sold to [[A. E. Maxwell]] on [[August 7]], [[1872]], who resold the line to the [[Pensacola & Louisville Railroad Company]] on [[December 10]] of the same year. | After a bankruptcy and foreclosure, the railroad line and all of its franchises were sold to [[A. E. Maxwell]] on [[August 7]], [[1872]], who resold the line to the [[Pensacola & Louisville Railroad Company]] on [[December 10]] of the same year. | ||
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*''[http://books.google.com/books?id=q07giNkZ7m8C United States Supreme Court Records]'', 1901. | *''[http://books.google.com/books?id=q07giNkZ7m8C United States Supreme Court Records]'', 1901. | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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[[Category:Railroads]] | [[Category:Railroads]] |