Fernandina

Fernandina, a port of entry and capital of Nassau county, Florida, on an island 28 miles NNE. of Jacksonville, forms a terminus of the railway connecting the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico, and has a considerable transit trade with the West Indies, Charleston, and Savannah, its shipments of lumber exceeding 100,000,000 feet in a year. It is the seat of the episcopal bishop of Florida, and a popular bathing resort. Pop. 2562.