Early Bird, Florida

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Early Bird, Florida
Unincorporated community
Alice Mine in Early Bird, Florida (1910).jpg
The Alice Mine in Early Bird, 1910
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Early Bird
Coordinates: 29°12′57″N82°22′03″W / 29.21583°N 82.36750°W / 29.21583; -82.36750
Country United States
State Florida
County Marion
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID295250 [1]

Early Bird is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. [1]

History

Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned 29 mi (47 km) branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, constructed in 1891. [2]

A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby. [3]

Early Bird had a post office in 1893. [4]

By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned". [5] : 9 

In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Early Bird". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Prince, Richard E. (1969). Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History. Indiana University Press. p. 77. ISBN   0253336953.
  3. ↑ Railway Projects. Vol. 37. Railway World. 1893. p. 784.
  4. ↑ United States Official Postal Guide. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 635.
  5. ↑ Matson, George Charlton (1915). The Phosphate Deposits of Florida. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Florida Logging Railroads". Florida Railroad Company. Retrieved July 28, 2019.


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