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This unassuming structure, the community says, is an important piece of Fernandina Beach history. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
The Dixie Queen, owned by Joseph Tringali, was part of the history of the shrimping industry and won multiple shrimp boat races. Local residents are asking the city not to allow developers to build on property where the Tringali family had several homes in order to preserve the character of the neighborhood. Photo courtesy Amelia Island Museum of History
Whether a new townhome development will be built on the edges of the historic district of the city of Fernandina Beach still remains undecided, as the city’s Planning Advisory Board denied the develop…