American Beach, Florida

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American Beach, Florida is a historic African American beach community on Amelia Island known for its role as a seaside resort for Black vacationers during the segregation era.

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American Beach, Florida canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American beach community ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode 904 ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countySeatNearby Fernandina Beach, Florida ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Black economic self-sufficiency ⓘ
symbol of resistance to racial segregation ⓘ
elevation approximately 20 feet ⓘ
foundedBy Abraham Lincoln Lewis ⓘ
Afro-American Life Insurance Company ⓘ
governingBody Nassau County government ⓘ
hasConservationEffort preservation of African American historic beach community ⓘ
hasEthnicCommunity African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
hasHeritage Gullah Geechee culture ⓘ
linked to: Gullah
hasLandmark American Beach Museum ⓘ
Nana Dune ⓘ
hasNotablePerson MaVynee Betsch ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity beachcombing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
sunbathing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 2002 ⓘ
historicalRole safe vacation destination for African Americans barred from segregated beaches ⓘ
inception 1935 ⓘ
locatedIn Amelia Island ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Nassau County, Florida ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
namedAfter American Beach and Seashore Company ⓘ
nearestCity Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ
notableFor African American leisure and recreation history ⓘ
seaside resort for Black vacationers during segregation ⓘ
partOf Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor ⓘ
Jacksonville metropolitan area ⓘ
postalCode 32034 ⓘ
significantPeriod Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws

racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries on African American leisure history ⓘ
scholarly studies on Black coastal communities ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism destination ⓘ
transportationAccess Florida State Road A1A ⓘ
linked to: State Road A1A

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nassau County, Florida → contains → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
Amelia Island → hasSettlement → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
Nassau County, Florida → hasCoastalCommunity → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
subject linked to: Nassau County
American Beach and Seashore Company → operatedIn → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
American Beach and Seashore Company → associatedWith → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
American Beach Museum → locatedIn → American Beach, Florida ⓘ
American Beach Historic District → partOf → American Beach, Florida ⓘ