EDGEVILLE
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EDGEVILLE |
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NAME: Edgeville COUNTY: Manatee ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Hot in Summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
None. Corner of SR 70 and Sugar Bowl Road. REMAINS: Nothing |
| There was a fairly good size turpentine operation with a turpentine still and essential businesses at this corner in the 1920's. Most early Florida turpentine camps moved on when the supply was exhausted. The owner's name was Edge which accounts for the town name. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin Information courtesy of Melissa Brewer, whose copyrighted work appears on Manatee GenWeb, www.rootsweb.com/~flmanate. |  Site of the sawmill town of Edgeville Mike Woodfin |
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