This year’s 2012 Railroad Days Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 23 – 24, 2012. Major events will be located in and around the historic Callahan Depot which was built in 1881 beside the old Florida Railroad. There will be various food, arts and craft vendors on the grounds both days and train exhibits, a kid’s play area plus live music and entertainment from the front platform.
Friday’s festivities will start at 1 pm with a brief ceremony honoring Juliette Gordon Low and the 100thanniversary of the Girl Scouts. Model train layouts and the Nassau County Record photo contest exhibit will be on display inside the Depot annex.
The highlight of the two day festival will be the 7th annual Railroad Days Parade through Callahan led by the Shriners on Saturday, March 24 at 11:00 AM.
Cochrane’s Collision Center will host a classic car show after the parade. Train layouts and the Nassau County Record photo contest entries will be on display inside the Depot Annex. A photo exhibit of the 100thanniversary of the Hilliard Schoolhouse and a preview of the upcoming 150 page book about Daniel Callahan will be on display as well. The West Nassau Historical Society is a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the preservation of Nassau County’s rich history and to the maintenance and upkeep of the historic Callahan Depot.
For more information visit www.wnhsfl.org, West-Nassau Historical-Society on facebook or call John Hendricks with the West Nassau Historical Society at 904-879-3406.