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Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad

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New page: The '''Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company''' was a 19th-century railroad that operated an 8-mile track connecting Pensacola to Fort Barrancas by way of Woolsey and [[Warrington...
The '''Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company''' was a 19th-century railroad that operated an 8-mile track connecting Pensacola to [[Fort Barrancas]] by way of [[Woolsey]] and [[Warrington]].

Service began in [[1870]]. It was granted an easement by Congress to run through the federal [[Navy Yard]] reservation on [[January 30]], [[1871]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ewpCAAAAIAAJ United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks]'', 1916.</ref>

It was acquired by the [[Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad]] in [[1882]].

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==References==
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*Gregg Turner. ''A Short History of Florida Railroads''. Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
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[[Category:Railroads]]

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