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.

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Plant System of railroads and steamships canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad system
steamship line
transportation network
connectedTo Cuba
Havana, Cuba
Key West, Florida
Nassau, Bahamas
linked to: Nassau
country United States
dateMergedInto 1902
dissolved early 20th century
hasPart Alabama Midland Railway
Brunswick and Western Railroad
Charleston and Savannah Railway
Florida Southern Railway
Florida Southern Railway steamship lines
Green Pond, Walterboro and Branchville Railroad
Plant Steamship Line
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
South Florida Railroad
Tampa and Key West Railroad
headquartersLocation Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
historicalEra Gilded Age
inception late 19th century
industry railway industry
shipping industry
transportation
majorHub Brunswick, Georgia
Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah

Tampa, Florida
mergedInto Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
namedAfter Henry B. Plant
notableFor development of Florida tourism
expansion of port facilities at Tampa
integrated rail and steamship services
operator Plant Investment Company
owner Henry B. Plant
regionServed Caribbean
Southeastern United States
serviceType coastal shipping
freight rail transport
intercity rail
passenger rail transport
rail transport
steamship transport
terminus Jacksonville, Florida
Port Tampa
linked to: Port of Tampa

Savannah, Georgia
linked to: Savannah
usedFor tourist travel to Florida and the Caribbean
transport of agricultural products
transport of phosphate and other minerals

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Plant Hall operatorAtOpening Plant System of railroads and steamships
Henry B. Plant notableFor Plant System of railroads and steamships
Tampa Bay Hotel ownedBy Plant System of railroads and steamships