Tiny Amelia Island, in the northeast corner of Florida, was once
among the most important ports in the western hemisphere. Before
Florida was granted statehood, the island served as an
international gateway between Spanish Florida and the English
colonies that would later become the United States. Where Spanish
monks and pirates once roamed, the island eventually developed into
a significant seaport that exported the rich resources of Florida's
interior in the late 1800s. This era was known as the Golden Age of
Amelia Island and the town located on its north end, Fernandina.
The railroad that connected Amelia Island to the Gulf Coast was
largely responsible for the Golden Age, as it brought a burgeoning
economy and many of the South's most prominent and wealthy figures.
Today the island is best known as a resort community but retains
the influence and charm of its remarkable past.
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