Built in the early 1900’s to haul logs from the area woodlands to the sawmill, The Patterson-McInnis Steam Locomotive has been restored and is on display just a few miles from Gulf Hammock, Fl.
This locomotive, known locally as “Three Spot”, often pulled 30 to 40 cars as it transported logs from area woodlands to the Patterson-McInnis Sawmill. Originally a wood burning engine thought to be built around 1915, it was converted to steam during its service, which ended about World War II. The locomotive was donated to Levy County by the Paterson-McInnis Lumber Company in 1969 and maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation in the Gulf Hammock Wayside Park.
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