Citra, Florida

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Welcome sign, off U.S. 301
Welcome sign, off U.S. 301
Historic Citra Methodist Episcopal Church
Historic Citra Methodist Episcopal Church
Historic Armstrong House
Historic Armstrong House

Citra is an unincorporated town in Marion County, Florida. It is the home of the pineapple orange.[1] The town has two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places: The Citra Methodist Episcopal Church and the Armstrong House.

Popular tenor James Melton grew up in Citra.

[edit] Geography

Citra is located at 29°24′42″N, 82°06′36″W (29.41167, -82.11).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Melton, Faye Perry (1987). Citra - Home of the Pineapple Orange. F.P. Melton, 122. 
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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