Edgar in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Edgar Post Office
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2017
1. The Edgar Post Office Marker
Inscription.
The Edgar Post Office. . During the 1870s, Scotsman Charles S. Edgar mined kaolin clay deposits for the Edgar Brothers Clay Company of Metuchen, New Jersey. This clay was used to make heat- resistant bricks and hearth tiles. As the company expanded, Edgar began searching for higher purity kaolin white clays. After learning of a phosphate discovery in Florida, Edgar traveled to Florida where he located a deposit of kaolin between Interlachen and Hawthorne. By 1888, Edgar had developed a process to mine the kaolin from the surrounding fine-grained, white sand. In 1892, he incorporated the Edgar Plastic Kaolin Company. To provide for the needs of his approximately 50 employees, he founded the Town of Edgar in 1883. The town included housing, a company store, a chapel, and a post office. The Edgar Post Office began operations in 1894 and was originally located in the town’s company store. Later, the post office relocated to this small building which was constructed in 1960. The Edgar Post Office served the community until it closed in June 2010.
During the 1870s, Scotsman Charles S. Edgar mined kaolin clay deposits for the Edgar Brothers Clay Company of Metuchen, New Jersey. This clay was used to make heat- resistant bricks and hearth tiles. As the company expanded, Edgar began searching for higher purity kaolin white clays. After learning of a phosphate discovery in Florida, Edgar traveled to Florida where he located a deposit of kaolin between Interlachen and Hawthorne. By 1888, Edgar had developed a process to mine the kaolin from the surrounding fine-grained, white sand. In 1892, he incorporated the Edgar Plastic Kaolin Company. To provide for the needs of his approximately 50 employees, he founded the Town of Edgar in 1883. The town included housing, a company store, a chapel, and a post office. The Edgar Post Office began operations in 1894 and was originally located in the town’s company store. Later, the post office relocated to this small building which was constructed in 1960. The Edgar Post Office served the community until it closed in June 2010.
Erected 2012 by Edgar Minerals, Inc. and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-736.)
Location. 29° 35.662′ N, 81° 57.178′ W. Marker is in Edgar, Florida, in Putnam County. Marker is on Keuka Road (State Road 20A) 1.4 miles east of County Road 21, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Keuka Road, Hawthorne FL 32640, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. The Edgar Post Office mailboxes and service window
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2017
4. Nearby Edgar water tower.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
