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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Date: 1905
Description: A booklet describing what passengers would see as they traveled along the Queen and Crescent Route to Cuba and Nassau. The booklet includes detailed information about the American Civil War history of the stops along the route in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia; hotels where passengers could stay; attractions passengers could see in these cities; and images of both the hotels and the attractions. The end of the booklet describes the automatic electric block signal system used along the route and has the timetables for trains and steamships.
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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Date: 1861 (circa)
Description: A typescript copy of a diary kept by Robert Watson of Key West from September 1861 through March 1865. Watson describes the movements of the 7th Florida Infantry Regiment from Key West around Florida and then to Tennessee. The diary includes descriptions of weather, news, meals, illnesses and deaths.
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Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

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Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

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Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Florida and Havana: Queen and Crescent Route and Southern Railway, 1905

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865

Robert Watson Civil War Diary, 1861-1865