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Madison CountyMadison County is in North Central Florida and encompasses 692 square miles. The municipalities in Madison County are Greenville, Lee, and Madison. The County has a year round population of 18,862 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Madison County include: Ladell Brothers Nature Center; Madison Blue Springs Resort; Twin Rivers State Forest; and Yogi Bear Jellystone Waterpark.
Historical Points of Interest include: Four Freedoms Monument; Historic Walking Tour; Oak Ridge Cemetery; Old Jail Museum and Wardlaw-Smith Goza Conference Center.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Art on the Lawn; Down Home Days; Greenville Country Christmas and Lee Homecoming Day.
From Madison, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 52 miles; Orlando 183 miles; Tampa 182 miles; Jacksonville 106 miles and Miami 380 miles.
Madison County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-10, US-19, US-27, US-221 and US-90. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Valdosta Regional Airport (GA) with 3 runways the longest is 6,300 feet.. The nearest deep water port is the Jacksonville Port Authority, 107 miles away.
With a labor force of 7,850 the major private sector employer in Madison County is Dixie Packers (packaged meats) with 675 employees. The University of Florida, Florida A&M University, Florida State University, Valdosta State University (GA) and the North Florida Community College serve post-secondary education in Madison County.
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Madison County Inquiry:
| Q. | I was wondering what are the events for the 4th of july. Also, if there will be any firework displays and where it will be located. Thank you | | A. | The fireworks display in Madison takes place July 1-3, 2005 as part of Jellystone Park's Independence Day Celebration. Billed as an Old Fashion 4th Of July with the Red Neck Games with the chocolate swirl mat, bobbin for pigs feet, toilet seat horse shoe tournament, hub cap throw. Plus the big bubbas, little bubbas, big berthas, and little berthas fashion show. The fireworks begin at 9:30 PM on Saturday night. Jellystone Park is located at 1051 SW Old St Augustine Road in Madison.
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