Italia

Italia (HM10NP)

Location: Callahan, FL 32011 Nassau County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 36.939', W 81° 43.093'

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The town of Italia was founded here in 1882 by Irish-born entrepreneur William MacWilliams. Italia was located at milepost 18 on the Florida Transit Railroad, which ran from Fernandina to Cedar Key. The town began when former U.S. Senator David Levy Yulee, President of the Florida Transit Railroad, convinced MacWilliams to build a brick factory here. Timber businesses soon came to Italia with the opening of a wood- shingle mill and a sawmill to take advantage of nearby forests. By 1885, Italia had about 100 inhabitants and included a depot, post office, and general store. Products made here were used in commercial and residential buildings in Fernandina and many other northeast Florida locations. Thomas J. Shave brought new life to Italia when he built a turpentine still in 1905. By 1910, turpentine was the area's primary business. Italia suffered a fatal blow in the mid - 1920s when the railroad was re-routed from Callahan to Gross, leaving the town without a viable link to distant markets. MacWilliams named his town Italia, reflecting a then - popular Florida marketing campaign which promoted the state as "America's Italy" because of its similar peninsular shape and temperate climate.
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HM NumberHM10NP
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Marker NumberF-731
Year Placed2012
Placed ByA Florida Heritage Site Sponsored by the Friends of Italia and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 8:32am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 431160 N 3387227
Decimal Degrees30.61565000, -81.71821667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 36.939', W 81° 43.093'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 36' 56.34" N, 81° 43' 5.58" W
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Area Code(s)904
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 451629 FL-200, Callahan FL 32011, US
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