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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23B9_sharon-baptist-church_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
Organized by the Rev. James Hickey. Charter Members: Robert and Adeline Hogarth, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Tolar, Mrs. Sarah Smith, Mrs. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Sullivant, and Mrs. Celia Weeks. Property for church given by T.H. and C.B. Hayden. Cemeter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMU_hickory-grove-baptist-church-and-cemetery-historical_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
Hickory Grove Baptist Church was organized in 1863, and the church's congregation first worshiped here in one of the earliest buildings constructed in Clay County. The church was named for a grove of hickory trees that grew here. The original sanc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMT_camp-chowenwaw-historical_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
Created in 1932, Camp Chowenwaw (Cho'-wen-waw) derived its name from the Creek word for "sister." Prominent Jacksonville resident Nancy Osborne, with support from local organizations such as the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, led the effort f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18MW_old-clay-county-courthouse_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
When Clay County was created in 1858 by the Florida Legislature, Middleburg was named as temporary county seat. As a result of an 1859 election, Whitesville (Webster), became the official county court site. Clay County's 1st courthouse was located…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM188U_the-village-improvement-association-womans-club_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
On February 20, 1883, the Village Improvement Association (V.I.A.) of Green Cove Springs was organized. Meetings were held in members' homes. Money was raised to beautify the town, most of which was used for boardwalks, and 70 feet of clay pavemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17AA_green-cove-springs_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
High ground along the river and a flowing mineral spring drew the first inhabitants to this area some 7000 years ago, but historic development dates from 1816 when George I. F. Clarke erected a sawmill in this vicinity under a Spanish land grant. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16K3_the-bellamy-road_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
The Old Bellamy Road intersects Highway 17 near this point. In 1824, the First session of the 18th United States Congress appropriated $20,000.00 to develop a public road in the Territory of Florida between Pensacola and St. Augustine. It was to f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM168Q_fort-fransisco-de-pupo_Green-Cove-Springs-FL.html
Pupo is first mentioned in 1716 as the place where the trail from the Franciscan Indian missions and the Apalachee (present-day Tallahassee) to St. Augustine crossed the river. The Spanish Government built the fort on the St. Johns River some time…