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Aug 19, 2016 · The town name of Jacksonville was agreed to without dissent in honor of General Andrew Jackson, the state’s first American governor and popular idol of the day. The name was suggested by John Warren, a resident, but not a native of the town, who had served as a volunteer in the army of General Jackson during “the Indian troubles in West ...
- Humble Beginnings
- Duuu-What?
- Andrew Jackson, Jacksonville's Namesake
- Jacksonville's Founding Father, Isaiah David Hart
- The Great (Year-Long) Fire
- City's Deadliest Fire Came 62 Years Later
- Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Florida Theatre: A Million Bricks in The Making
- Jacksonville's King Kong Connection
- Jacksonville's Movie-Making History
When the town of Jacksonville was founded on June 15, 1822, there were only about 15 people living in the town's city limits.
At the time of Jacksonville's founding, the town was located in St. Johns County. In fact, the only other county in Florida at the time was Escambia. About a month after the town's founding, Duval County was established. Pictured:Jacksonville Mayor Hans Tanzler puts up the Entering Duval County Sign during consolidation in 1968. More on our city's ...
Although the city is named for him, Andrew Jacksonnever stepped foot in Jacksonville. Jackson was a military hero at the time and the first American Governor of Florida. His Presidency was in the future.
Jacksonville's acknowledged founder, Isaiah David Hart, was known to take part in some cattle marauding along the Florida-Georgia border in his early years. Later on, Hart brought $72 worth of cattle to the Cowford, a narrow point in the St. Johns River where cattlemen would transport their livestock. Hart then founded the town of Jacksonville. Cur...
Recorded history states the Great Fire of May 3, 1901, lasted just over eight hours. It began as an initial spark that ignited piles of moss that were drying at a mattress factory at Davis and Beaver Streets. The truth is, fire continued to "break out" at an old feed company warehouse cellar at Market and Bay streets. On the Great Fire's one-year a...
The Great Fire of Jacksonville on May 3, 1901, to this day, is the third-largest metropolitan fire in U.S. history. Despite popular belief, it was not the deadliest fire. The Roosevelt Hotel fire of 1963 claimed 22 lives, 15 more than in the fire in 1901. (See more photos) Pictured:Guests opened windows and tried to escape from the smoke that fille...
On August 31, 1886, at 8:52 p.m., Jacksonville experienced an earthquake severe enough to send residents running into the streets. While no serious property or bodily damage occurred, the disturbance lasted 11 minutes. Tremors continued in the city throughout the month of September with the last major shock on October 22. This quaking action was as...
The Florida Theatre was built during 1926 and 1927 and it is one of only three surviving movie palaces in Florida. More than a million bricks were used to construct the theatre and it was the first time ready-mixed mortar was used in the south. The theatre was the first major building downtown to use full air-conditioning. Source:Wayne Wood, Founde...
The creator of the 1933 King Kong film, Merian C. Cooper, was born in Jacksonville in 1893. He was an Army pilot and a prisoner of war before he began a career in film. He planned to use a giant lizard to terrorize New York, but in the end changed the character to a gorilla.
Speaking of movies, Norman Studioswas founded in 1920 by Middleburg-born silent filmmaker Richard Norman. While much of the industry headed to the West Coast, Norman helped keep movie-making in Jacksonville for another decade. The studio was one of the nation's first to break racial barriers by producing films with all African American casts. The m...
The city of Jacksonville, Florida, began to grow in the late 18th century as Cow Ford, settled by British colonists. Its major development occurred in the late nineteenth century, when it became a winter vacation destination for tourists from the North and Midwest. Its development was halted or slowed by the Great Fire of 1901, the Florida Land ...
Apr 22, 2019 · Monuments were built in his honor throughout the South. Isaiah Hart and his land-owning friends were familiar enough with Jackson that, when someone suggested they name the town they were forming after him, they agreed. “Jacksonville” was born. And… that’s pretty much it. The reason our city is named in Jackson’s honor doesn’t go ...
Jun 15, 2020 · A historical look at Jacksonville on its 198th birthday Jacksonville was originally named Cow Ford but on June 15, 1822 the town was officially formed and named after Andrew Jackson. More Videos
- Eliza Powell
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Downtown Jacksonville reinvented itself into a modern metropolis after the devastating 1901 fire. Windsor Hotel Postcard 2. A popular vacation spot since the 1800s. Jacksonville first became a popular tourist destination during the 1800s, when the railroads brought Northerners down to visit Florida's sunny beaches.
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You were platted in 1822, a year after Spain sold Florida to the United States, and you were named Jacksonville after the first Military Governor of Florida and future U.S. president Andrew Jackson. You recovered from a devastating fire in 1901 and flourished as a winter home for wealthy Northerners -- paving the way for development of tourism ...
