The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Around 1895, the first non-indigenous person to settle the area was a man named Hunter Warren Raiford, who was involved in the naval stores business. By about 1900, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was built through the settlement and a post office was built with the community being named after Raiford. Hunter Warren Raiford himself would serve as the first postmaster. In 1939, the Raiford Prison baseball team set a record for consecutive scoreless innings, 52. The municipality was officially incorporated as the Town of Raiford in August 1971.
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CommonsRaiford RR Station Marker along Raiford Rail Trail2023
CommonsRaiford (FL) Town Hall and FD; 2023-11-282023
CommonsRaiford (FL) Post Office; 2023-11-282023
CommonsNB FL 121 @ Union CR 229 in2022
CommonsFL121sRoad-FL16JctSign2017
CommonsFL121sRoad-CR229sign2017
CommonsUnionCIRaifordFL2006
CommonsFLMap-doton-Raiford2004Nothing in Raiford is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Raiford has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lake Butler Woman's Club in Lake Butler, 6.3 miles away.
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