Ave Maria, Florida
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| Ave Maria, Florida | |
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| — Town — | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| County | Collier |
| Elevation[1] | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 34142 |
| Area code(s) | 239 |
| FIPS code | 12-47625[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0287528[3] |
| Website | http://www.avemaria.com |
Coordinates: 26°20′08″N 81°28′07″W / 26.33556°N 81.46861°W Ave Maria, Florida, United States is a planned college town currently under development in Collier County, near Immokalee and Naples. It is an unincorporated community, founded in 2005 by a partnership consisting of the Barron Collier Cos., a large diversified private company, and the Ave Maria Foundation led by controversial Catholic philanthropist and activist Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and the Chancellor of Ave Maria University.[4]
The Roman Catholic oratory at Ave Maria
[edit] References
- ^ "Naples, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070517105526/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/12/Naples.html. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Cooperman, Alan (March 25, 2007). "Magnate's Decisions Stir Controversy". The Washington Post: On Faith. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/24/AR2007032400970.html. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
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[edit] External links
- Community of Ave Maria, the development's official website
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