Six Gun Territory

{{Short description|Former Western-themed amusement park in Silver Springs, Florida}}

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| location = Ocala

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| opening_date = February 2, 1963

| closing_date = January 1, 1984

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Six Gun Territory was a Western-themed theme park in Ocala, Florida, United States.{{cite news|title=Remembering Six Gun Territory|url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20101229/remembering-six-gun-territory|newspaper=Star-Banner|date=December 29, 2010|accessdate=April 28, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926032050/http://www.ocala.com/news/20101229/remembering-six-gun-territory|archivedate=September 26, 2016}} It opened on February 2, 1963 and closed on January 1, 1984.

Southern Railway & Six Gun

One of the principal attractions in Six Gun Territory was the Southern Railway & Six Gun, a narrow gauge heritage railroad. The railroad's former train station, as of July 2016, is located at Kirby Family Farm in Williston, Florida, which has its own narrow gauge train attraction and hosts the Six Gun Territory Wild West Weekend and Reunion event each year.{{cite news|title=Six Gun Territory train depot gets new home at Kirby Family Farm|url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20160714/six-gun-territory-train-depot-gets-new-home-at-kirby-family-farm|newspaper=Star-Banner|date=July 14, 2016|accessdate=April 28, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021113715/http://www.ocala.com/news/20160714/six-gun-territory-train-depot-gets-new-home-at-kirby-family-farm|archivedate=October 21, 2016}}

The railroad utilized two steam locomotives, with details listed in the table below.{{Cite web|title=Surviving Steam Locomotives in Georgia|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=GA|publisher=Steamlocomotive.com|date=|accessdate=April 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203102216/http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=GA|archivedate=February 3, 2017}}{{Cite web|title=Surviving Steam Locomotives in Texas|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=TX|publisher=Steamlocomotive.com|date=|accessdate=April 27, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203095132/http://www.steamlocomotive.com/lists/searchdb.php?country=USA&state=TX|archivedate=February 3, 2017}}

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|Bought by the Historic Jefferson Railway along with no. 7 following Six Gun's closure. Retained by the railroad as a parts source for no. 7 until sold to Warner Bros., who placed it on display at the entrance to the Underground Atlanta attraction in Atlanta, Georgia. Sold to the Kirby Family Farm in Williston, Florida in 2017, where currently displayed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocala.com/news/20180131/six-gun-celebration-marks-homecoming|title=Six Gun celebration marks a homecoming}}

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|Operated on the Historic Jefferson Railway in Jefferson, Texas, after Six Gun's closure until 2019. Sold to Kirby Family Farm the following year.{{Cite web| title=Six Gun Territory Steam Locomotive Returns to Florida | publisher=Kirby Family Farm | date=2020-01-18 | url=https://diamonddonempire.com/wp-content/uploads/Six-Gun-Locomotive-7-Press-Release-1-17-2020-002.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215220627/https://diamonddonempire.com/wp-content/uploads/Six-Gun-Locomotive-7-Press-Release-1-17-2020-002.pdf | archive-date=2020-02-15}}