Early Bird, Florida

Early Bird, Florida
Unincorporated community

The Alice Mine in Early Bird, 1910
Early Bird, Florida
Coordinates: 29°12′57″N 82°22′03″W / 29.21583°N 82.36750°W / 29.21583; -82.36750Coordinates: 29°12′57″N 82°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 Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 295250[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.
  2. ↑ Prince, Richard E. (1969). Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History. Indiana University Press. p. 77.
  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 March 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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