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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14JI_memorial-united-methodist-church_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
Methodism first came to Amelia Island in 1822 when the south Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church appointed the Reverend Elijah Sinclair as the first minister to East Florida. Sinclair arrived within months of Florida being ceded …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HK_a-dune-system-called-nana_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
NaNa, the tallest dune in Florida, is a protected landmark due largely to the efforts of MaVynne Betsch (January 14, 1935-September 5, 2005), widely known as the "Beach Lady." Betsch, who once performed opera in London, Paris and Germany, returned…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140V_new-zion-baptist-church_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
New Zion Baptist Church, the second oldest and largest black Baptist Church on Amelia Island, was founded on May 15, 1870 under the leadership of Reverend Lewis Cook (1834-1880). He and 69 parishioners held their first meeting in a stable on First…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1400_american-beach-at-the-crossroads_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
During the period of racial segregation, African Americans were barred from mostof the beaches in Florida. American Beach was founded in 1935 to provide AfricanAmericans with beach access in a resort atmosphere. Nana, as the sand dune beforeyou is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13YY_historic-american-beach_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
American Beach was established in 1935 under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln Lewis, one of seven co-founders of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, and one of Florida's first black millionaires. His vision was to create a beach resort as a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13XG_st-peters-church_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
The church was organized as a mission in 1858 and was consecrated the following year by the Rt. Rev. Francis Huger Rutledge, first Bishop of Florida. During the War it was used by Federal forces occupying Fernandina and many of its interior posses…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QE_franklintown-chapel_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
The Franklintown community was first populated by ex-slaves from the Samuel Harrison plantation. Franklintown Chapel's congregation was organized in 1880 by Trinity M.E. Church, located in the City of Fernandina at the north end of Amelia Island. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13OW_nassau-county-historic-courthouse_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
The 1891 Nassau County Courthouse is one of only a few remaining courthouses in Florida built in the late 19th century. An excellent example of the Italianate style, it features a square domed tower with cupola, brick corbelling, bracketed cornice…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13OD_the-lesesne-house_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
This Classical Revival style residence, built by Dr. John F. Lesesne circa 1860, is one of the oldest homes in Fernandina Beach. Lesesene left Fernandina during the Civil War and did not return. In 1868 the house became the property of the family …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13MT_william-bartram-trail_Fernandina-Beach-FL.html
In 1774, William Bartram, famed Colonial Naturalist, visitedAmelia Island and recorded theflora and fauna of the area.