City: Dunnellon   County: Marion   Year: 1961
Location: County Road 40, between Kennesaw and Vogt Spings Rd.

One block to the south is the site of the discovery of hard rock phosphate in Florida by Albertus Vogt in 1889. It made Dunnellon a boom town and first center of the industry. The Tiger Rag, Early Bird and Eagle mines were among the most valuable. The Marion County Phosphate Co. was the first to operate extensively. Phosphates are still mined in the area, but since 1900 the center of production has shifted elsewhere.

1889 Photo of Phosphaste Miners, Including Albertus Vogt

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1910 Photo of Alice Mine, Early Bird

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