Plant System of railroads and steamships
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The Plant System of railroads and steamships was a late 19th- and early 20th-century American transportation network that combined extensive railway lines with steamship services, primarily serving the southeastern United States and the Caribbean.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad system
ⓘ
steamship line ⓘ transportation network ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Key West, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassau, Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateMergedInto | 1902 ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alabama Midland Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brunswick and Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Charleston and Savannah Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida Southern Railway steamship lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Plant Steamship Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah, Florida and Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa and Key West Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| industry |
railway industry
ⓘ
shipping industry ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| majorHub |
Brunswick, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry B. Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of Florida tourism
ⓘ
expansion of port facilities at Tampa ⓘ integrated rail and steamship services ⓘ |
| operator | Plant Investment Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Henry B. Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| serviceType |
coastal shipping
ⓘ
freight rail transport ⓘ intercity rail ⓘ passenger rail transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ steamship transport ⓘ |
| terminus |
Jacksonville, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Tampa NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tourist travel to Florida and the Caribbean
ⓘ
transport of agricultural products ⓘ transport of phosphate and other minerals ⓘ |
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