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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5W_seminole-war-blockhouse-site_Jacksonville-FL.html
Here stood the blockhouse erected for the defense of the settlers against the Indians during the Seminole War1835-1842
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17D7_skirmish-at-cedar-creek_Jacksonville-FL.html
On March 1, 1864, ten days after the Confederate Victory at Olustee, Union and Confederate forces met along this road in a running skirmish. The fight started 2 to 3 miles west of here, 10am, when Union forces advanced out of Camp Mooney (Ellis Rd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16G4_harriet-beecher-stowe-home_Jacksonville-FL.html
In 1867, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Calvin bought thirty acres of the Fairbanks Grant in Mandarin which served as their winter home until the winter of 1883-1884. The move to Florida was due to plans for philanthropy among the Negr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BY_church-of-our-savior_Jacksonville-FL.html
Situated on the St. Johns on a portion of the Fairbanks Grant, this congregation was organized in 1867. The church was completed in 1883 under the Rev. C.M. Strugess, a mission priest assigned to the St. Johns Valley. The church was regularly atte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1512_historic-kings-road-british-east-florida_Jacksonville-FL.html
The King's Road, built by the British prior to the American Revolution, began at the St. Mary's River, passed through Cowford (Jacksonville), crossed the St. John's River, it is believed, at present day Liberty Street, approximately one mile east …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14RK_john-milton-bryan-simpson_Jacksonville-FL.html
Born 1903 in Kissimmee, Florida. Graduated from University of Florida College of Law 1926. Practiced law, Jacksonville, Florida, 1926-39. Assistant State Attorney, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1933-39. Judge, Duval County Criminal Court of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14M7_confederate-memorial-1861-1865_Jacksonville-FL.html
(East face)
To the Soldiers of FloridaThis shaft is by a comrade raised intestimony of his love, recalling deedsimmortal, heroism unsurpassed.??With ranks unbroken, ragged, starvedand decimated the southern soldier,for duty's sake, undaunted s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14I8_floridas-first-african-american-insurance-company-1901-2001_Jacksonville-FL.html
The Afro-American Insurance Company, formerly the Afro-American Industrial and Benefits Association, was founded in 1901 to provide affordable health insurance and death benefits to the state's African-Americans. Founded by the Reverend E.J. Gregg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM144Z_united-states-railroad-administration-locomotive_Jacksonville-FL.html
National HistoricMechanical Engineering Landmark United States Railroad Administration LocomotiveAtlantic Coast Line Class P-5a 4-6-2 No. 1504 ??1919
During the World-War I emergency, American railroads were placed under the control of the Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM144Y_philips-craig-swamp-cemetery_Jacksonville-FL.html
Dating back to the 1840's, the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery was a community burial ground for the old Philips settlement originally located along both sides of Old Kings Road (St. Augustine Road). Later erased by twentieth century subdivisions, th…