Early Bird, Florida Explained

Official Name:Early Bird, Florida
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Pushpin Label:Early Bird
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:75
Coordinates:29.2158°N -82.3675°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:295250

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

History

Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned 29miles branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, constructed in 1891.[1]

A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby.[2]

Early Bird had a post office in 1893.[3]

By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned".[4]

In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Prince, Richard E. . Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History . Indiana University Press . 1969 . 77. 0253336953 .
  2. Book: Railway Projects . Railway World . 1893 . 37 . 784.
  3. Book: United States Official Postal Guide . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1893 . 635.
  4. Book: Matson, George Charlton . The Phosphate Deposits of Florida . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1915 . 9.
  5. Web site: Florida Logging Railroads . Florida Railroad Company . July 28, 2019.