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Florida Letter from the Southern Towns 1905
A Florida correspondent travels from Washington Iowa to Daytona and Jacksonville via Moulton St Louis Nashville and Atlanta. He describes the World’s Fair wreckage in Chicago and scenes along the Dixie Flyer through Tennessee Alabama and Georgia, noting Lookout Mountain Chickamauga and local sights before reaching Florida and Daytona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Ottumwa
Moulton
Mexico
Union
St. Louis
Pike
Exposition Grounds
Chicago Wrecking Company
Missouri
Jacksonville
Florida
Pullman
Kashgar
Nashville
Tenn
Murfreesboro
Tennessee
Stony Creek
Little Creek
Alabama
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Prairies
Chickamauga
National Cemetery
Georgia
Mount Rocky Face
Atlanta
Florida East Coast Line
Fairfield
St. John’s River
Aquila
New York
Daytona
Augustine
Frisco
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Fla
Southeastern Limited
Passenger Traffic Department
Saint Louis