Country United States County Marion GNIS feature ID 295250 | State Florida Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 23 m | |
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Early Bird is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States.
History
Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned 29 mi (47 km) branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, constructed in 1891.
A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby.
Early Bird had a post office in 1893.
By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned".
In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird.
References
Early Bird, Florida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA