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Historic Train Depots in Glades County, FL

Train depots near you, from big-city union stations to the small frame depot where the whole town once met the train.

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Glades County is one of 67 counties in Florida. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

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On the record near Glades County, FL

The 12 nearest

21 listed sites on the record match historic train depots within 120 miles of Glades County, FL, out of 14 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 3 listed sites carry Glades County as their county.

  1. Lake Placid A. C. L. Railroad Depot, Old30 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Lake Placid · listed 1993National Register of Historic Places
  2. Seaboard Air Line Depot, Old--Sebring44 miles from the center of Glades County · District · Sebring · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  3. Punta Gorda Atlantic Coast Line Depot53 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Punta Gorda · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  4. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Depot64 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Naples · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
  5. Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway Depot67 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Boca Grande · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  6. Seaboard Airline Railroad Station68 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Delray Beach · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  7. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Passenger Station70 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · West Palm Beach · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places
  8. Vero Railroad Station71 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Vero Beach · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
  9. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot73 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Lake Wales · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  10. Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, Old77 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Deerfield Beach · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  11. Florida East Coast Railway Passenger Station78 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Boca Raton · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  12. Venice Depot79 miles from the center of Glades County · Building · Venice · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Glades County, FL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Train Depots in Glades County, step by step

  1. 1

    See every listed site of this kind in the area

  2. 2

    Sort by distance and pick the closest few

  3. 3

    Read the record for the year, the builder and the use

  4. 4

    View from the public way and note what has changed

  5. 5

    Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Glades County, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Glades County, FL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Glades County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Glades County, FL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Glades County, FL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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