Early Bird, Florida

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Coordinates: 29°12′57″N 82°22′03″W / 29.21583°N 82.36750°W / 29.21583; -82.36750
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Early Bird, Florida
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. ^ a b "Early Bird". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ISBN 0253336953
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  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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