Q: Why is the Atlantic Coastline Passenger Station in Dothan historically significant?
A: The railroad station built in 1907 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places was an important economic, social and political link for Dothan’s citizens in the early 20th century.
“Before 1889, products were taken by wagon to the Chattahoochee River to be shipped to available markets,” the form says. “Turpentine and lumber were the main exports, but as the original tree stands were cut, cotton and particularly peanuts, became the main agricultural products. The railroad, coupled with these new economic developments, created a suitable environment for industrial development. Peanut oil mills, lumber yards, fertilizer plants and ice factories soon began to appear.
“Without the railroad in the town, Dothan would have remained a simple crossroads,” the form says. “Because railroad companies such as Atlantic Coastline created a much easier way to transport agricultural and industrial products, Dothan developed into the central town of the entire Wiregrass region.”
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