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HDR Result Amelia Island Fernandina Beach FL Historic Downtown Area.
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Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles (21 km) long and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, off the coast of Florida in Nassau County. Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both located on the island.
History
Known as the "Isle of Eight Flags", it has had the following flags flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. In colonial history, it became known for an episode called the Amelia Island Affair. Amelia Island was the final location of Santa Catalina de Guale, the main mission of Spanish Florida to the Guale chiefdom.
About Railway Express Agency
You can find all sorts of brochures about event's going on through out the island as well as tourist information. You can purchase tickets for the Amelia Tours trolly ride as well as tickets for the various horse & buggy rides. Outside of the Railway Express Agency is a historic bird fountain.
Raw Screenshot 9 raw's EV +/-4 Iso100 Light Time 3:45pm facing South
Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles (21 km) long and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated south of Cumberland Island, Georgia, off the coast of Florida in Nassau County. Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both located on the island.
History
Known as the "Isle of Eight Flags", it has had the following flags flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. In colonial history, it became known for an episode called the Amelia Island Affair. Amelia Island was the final location of Santa Catalina de Guale, the main mission of Spanish Florida to the Guale chiefdom.
About Railway Express Agency
You can find all sorts of brochures about event's going on through out the island as well as tourist information. You can purchase tickets for the Amelia Tours trolly ride as well as tickets for the various horse & buggy rides. Outside of the Railway Express Agency is a historic bird fountain.