River Junction, Florida
Unincorporated community in Gadsden County, FL, USA
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River Junction is an unincorporated community in Gadsden County, Florida, United States.[1] It became a municipality and raised funds for a sewer system. The arrangement was subject to legal proceedings that reached the Florida Supreme Court in 1936.[2] It ceased to be a town in 1941.[3]
The Apalachicola Northern railroad connected with the Louisville & Nashville railroad at River Junction.[4] Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had a shop there.[5]
The Florida State Road Department produced a map of the area in 1936.[6] Pine resin was brought to the area from Aspalaga Landing by ship and transferred to the rail lines.[7]
The River Junction Tribune was a weekly paper in the area.[8] The great Flood of 1929 affected River Junction and Chattahoochee, Florida. Henry C. Spear was River Junction's postmaster in 1901.[9]
Thomas Anthenlantha Lumpkin owned property in River Junction.[10]
The Alabama Midland Railway crossed the Chattahoochee River at River Junction.[11]
