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Raiford, in Union County, is best known for its prisons: the first Florida State Prison was established in the area, and three correctional institutions now surround the town.
More about Raiford
Around 1895 the first non-Native settler, Hunter Warren Raiford, a supplier of authorized U.S. Navy uniforms, came to the area. By about 1900 the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had been built through, and a post office named for Raiford opened with him as the first postmaster.
In 1939 the Raiford prison baseball team set a record of 52 consecutive scoreless innings. The town was officially incorporated in August 1971.
Sources
Wikipedia: Raiford, Florida
Coordinates
30.0636110, -82.2366670
Local Time
9:45 PM America/New_York
County
Union County
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