It was located on the route of the New Orleans & Gulf Railroad.

It was based around the surveyed line of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, in an attempt to gain an advantage over its rival.

The Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad never reached its expressed terminals.

The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was incorporated on January 5, 1891.

The two companies merged in May 1863, forming a new Atlantic and Gulf Railroad from Savannah to Thomasville.

Soon after opening, the line was leased to the Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad but the lease was canceled shortly afterward.

When the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad built in 1895, the Edward's settlement was moved north for access to the railroad.

In 1896 the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad built tracks through the town.

The station was built in 1918 to serve a line originally used by the Tavares, Orlando, and Gulf Railroad in 1885.

Construction of the San Antonio and Gulf Railroad across the area in 1893 brought the population to 343 by 1900.