Carbur is a former company town developed by the lumber industry in Taylor County, Florida,[1][2] which operated several lumber camps around the settlement.
[3] In 1917, Carpenter-O'Brien sold its Florida operations to the Brooks-Scanlon Corporation after a damaging fire at its Jacksonville sawmill.
Brooks-Scanlon negotiated with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad for lumber transport but to no avail.
[6] In the 1916 State Board of Health annual report it was noted the entire area around Carbur was swampy and malaria was a problem.
Screens and clearing around the settlement as well as upgraded healthcare services were recommended.