MONTAGUE
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NAME: Montague COUNTY: Marion ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: hot during the summer, warm to cool otherwise BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime |
COMMENTS:
Southeast of Ocala, FL a mile or so, on Hwy 464. It is still on the County maps and is situated east of the SE38th St. and Maricamp Rd. area. The Fairgrounds are now located in part of the area. REMAINS: none |
| The Montague District was a mostly wooded area populated in the late 1800's and early 1900's. It most well known resident was Rev. John Brooke Pinney, former Acting-Governor of Liberia. He settled in Montague in 1879, purchasing a homesteading property there. Pinney built a small private school on his property, where he conducted classes. It was also used as a church in which he preached to blacks of the community until his death, at age seventy-six, on December 25, 1882. A few years ago Marion County sold the fairgrounds. The site is now developing into an upscale housing development called "The Magnolias". Submitted by: Jim Pike |
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