Dunedin History Museum

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Dunedin History Museum

The Dunedin History Museum is a local history museum in downtown Dunedin , Florida.

history

Rear of the depot building

The museum was established in 1970 in a former railroad depot built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1924 . The former railway line, which was built by the Orange Belt Railway in 1888 and was last used for excursions on March 8, 1987, depot from nearby Tarpon Springs and back was converted into a section of the Pinellas Trail in the 1990s .

collection

Railway collection

The museum contains 2,000 artifacts, 2,500 photographs and a library of books that provide a lot of information about Dunedin's past. It also hosts permanent exhibits on Honeymoon Island , local life, the founding of Dunedin, the military presence in the city, Florida's railways, and the citrus industry. The museum offers special programs for local schools and adult education.

Special exhibitions

  • June 2014, Comics: The Superpowered History
  • May 2015, Victorious: Dunedin, Pinellas County, and World War II

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dunedin Historical Society, Inc .: Letter from the Director . Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 16, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / apply.florida-arts.org
  2. ↑ Vincent Luisi: Railroading in Pinellas County , 1st. Edition, Arcadia Publishing , 2010, ISBN 978-0-7385-8550-5 . P. 116.
  3. ^ Dunedin Historical Museum . City of Dunedin, FL. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Exhibit Title . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Smithsonian's 'Journey Stories' in Dunedin explores America's travels , Tampa Bay Times. January 31, 2015. Accessed July 16, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Comic book superheroes assemble at Dunedin Historical Museum , Tampa Bay Times. June 4, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2015. 
  7. ↑ Victorious: Dunedin, Pinellas County and World War II . Dunedin Historical Museum. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ Dunedin Historical Museum exhibit helps patrons understand local life at the end of WWII , Tampa Bay Times. June 25, 2015. Accessed July 16, 2015. 

Coordinates: 28 ° 0 ′ 41.54 "  N , 82 ° 47 ′ 19.82"  W.