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Fernandina Beach is a city in northeastern Florida and the county seat of Nassau County, Florida, United States.It is the northernmost city on Florida's Atlantic coast, situated on Amelia Island, and is one of the municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville (formally the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area).
The Fernandina Beach Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Fernandina Beach, Florida on Amelia Island.The Fernandina Beach Historic District was included on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 1973 and encompasses approximately 1,500 acres (610 ha), bounded by North 9th Street, Broome, Ash, South 5th Street, Date, and South 8th Street.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans on what is now Amelia Island, the Old Town site was home to Native Americans. The French, English, and Spanish all maintained a presence on Amelia Island at various times during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, but the Spanish established Fernandina. Old Town, the original location of the town of Fernandina ...
American Beach was co-founded in 1935 by Florida's first black millionaire, Abraham Lincoln Lewis, and his Afro-American Life Insurance Company. [5] A. L. Lewis was one of the original founders of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company in 1901; with little education he became a world traveler, investor, philanthropist, and the first African-American millionaire in the state of Florida.
The Omni Amelia Island Resort: 1,200 3 Nassau County Government 672 4 The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island: 700 5 Federal Aviation Administration: 550 6 WestRock: 460 7 Baptist Medical Center Nassau: 420 8 Rayonier Advanced Materials: 300 9 Care Centers of Nassau 250 10 Rayonier: 249
Discount home goods retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after high interest rates and a sluggish housing market slowed demand for its low-priced furniture and decor.. As ...
Amelia Island was the main filming location for the 2002 John Sayles-directed film Sunshine State. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking was also filmed there in 1988. [56] Amelia Island hosted a Women's Tennis Association tournament for 28 years (1980 to 2008).
Starting in 2005, the Amelia Island Company leased the Royal Amelia Golf Course and it was renamed Amelia River Golf Club in 2007. [9] The property was owned by the city of Fernandina Beach, and was created by Tom Jackson. [10] [11] When AIC filed for bankruptcy in 2009, the lease was terminated and possession was returned to the owner ...