Early Bird, Florida

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

Early Bird, Florida
Unincorporated community
The Alice Mine in Early Bird, 1910
Early Bird, Florida
Coordinates: 29°12′57″N 82°22′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyMarion
Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID295250[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. "Early Bird". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Prince, Richard E. (1969). Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History. Indiana University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0253336953.
  3. Railway Projects. 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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