The Hidden Titanium Mine Under Old Ponte Vedra Beach
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by Collette Strickland
The Buried History Under Old Ponte Vedra's Street Signs
Next time you're driving through Old Ponte Vedra Beach, take a second look at the street signs. Tucked in among the oak canopies and waterfront estates, you'll spot a name that doesn't sound like your typical coastal town: Rutile Drive. It's not a random word. It's a mineral. And it's one of the last visible fingerprints of a chapter in our town's history that many people driving to the beach club have no idea ever happened.
Before Ponte Vedra Beach was Ponte Vedra Beach, it was a mining town called Mineral City. Here's how we got from one to the other. And why a mineral is still sitting on our street signs today.
When Our Beaches Were a Titanium Mine
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