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Demographics
Amelia Island, Florida, located in Nassau County, is the southern-most part of the ?Golden Isles? chain of barrier islands. Thirteen miles long and from one-quarter to two miles wide with 11,600 acres, this island offers an extraordinary lifestyle for its residents in its compact size. Only a thirty-five minute drive from Jacksonville International Airport and Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport available for private, corporate, and charter aircraft flights, Amelia Island is easily accessible.
Art and Culture
This charming island is chock full of history and historic buildings. A civil war fort dating back to 1864 containing cannons, a blacksmith shop, a hospital and jail cells is located in Fort Clinch State Park. The first weekend of every month civil war reenactments provide spectators with a living history of the fort and its soldiers.
Recreation and Sports
Almost 1100 acres of unspoiled beaches, sand dunes, nature trails, ponds and salt marshes are
owned by the park. With sixty-two campsites fronting the Atlantic Ocean and Amelia River, Fort Clinch State Park is a campers? paradise. Mid-island, the Amelia Island Lighthouse, built in 1839, rises 107 feet above sea level and its strong beam can be seen nineteen miles out to sea.
Amelia Island?s breathtaking Atlantic shore is expansive and a virtual playground for the lucky residents of the area. Whether collecting ancient sharks? teeth and sea shells or parasailing and windsurfing, there is always something enjoyable to do on Amelia Island.
World-class resorts offering golf and tennis, historic country inns, and delightful Bed and Breakfast lodgings coupled with top-notch dining and the most beautiful natural scenery in Florida makes Amelia Island one of the most desirable places to live in the state.
Dining, Entertainment, and Shopping
The city of Fernandina Beach, with a population of almost 12,000 residents, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Transport yourself back in time while sitting in a horse-drawn carriage listening to your guide give an oral history of this delightful Victorian seaport. The fifty block historic district is brimming with carefully restored private homes and public buildings making this quaint town a wonderful place to browse the antique shops, sip coffee in the sidewalk cafes, or visit the oldest saloon in Florida built in 1878. The city is also the birthplace of the shrimp industry where almost 80% of the Atlantic white shrimp is caught directly off the coast of Amelia Island.
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