David Levy Yulee’s accomplishments have been celebrated annually in the city of Archer since 1995. In 2004, Yulee Railroad Days became a multi-city festival, expanding throughout Alachua County and beyond. With the addition of funding from the Alachua County Visitors and Convention Bureau, the Yulee Railroad Days Committee joined with the Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee to create a cross-state bicycle ride and bicycle relay along the old route of Yulee’s Florida Railroad, beginning at sunrise in Fernandina Beach and ending as the sun set into the Gulf of Mexico in Cedar Key.

The 2004 ride featured recreational and relay cyclists riding one or all of the three segments of the 159 mile ride on Saturday, June 5 and on Sunday, June 6. In addition, on Saturday 12 elite riders made the ride from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico at the 14˝ mph pace at which the 19th Century trains once crossed the state.

For other events associated with Yulee Railroad Days, checks should be made payable to the Archer Historical Society and delivered to the Gainesville Sports Organizing Committee, 300 E. University Ave., Ste. 100, Gainesville, FL 32601. The Archer Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and your contribution may be tax deductible as a charitable contribution or as ordinary or necessary business expenses.