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. 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.)

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list.

Location. 29° 35.662′ N, 81° 57.178′ W. Marker is in Edgar, Florida, in Putnam County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln Lane Schoolhouse (approx. 4.8 miles away); Kenwood Recreation Area

The Edgar Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2017

2. The Edgar Post Office

(approx. 6.6 miles away); Hawthorne Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.9 miles away); The Moore Hotel (1883) (approx. 8 miles away); Hawthorne (approx. 8 miles away); American Legion Post #230 Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); Melrose Veterans Memorial (approx. 9½ miles away).

The Edgar Post Office mailboxes and service window image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2017

3. The Edgar Post Office mailboxes and service window

Nearby Edgar water tower. image. Click for full size.

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 1,558 times since then and 207 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.