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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20B8_pilot-town-napoleon-bonaparte-broward_Jacksonville-FL.html
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Pilot Town
The St. Johns River provided trade access that supported the economy of the Fort George Island plantations. Cotton and sugar from the plantations were transported on the river to trading posts. Early Spanish seamen called t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R0K_sawpit-bluff-plantation_Jacksonville-FL.html
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Sawpit Bluff Plantation, located on Black Hammock Island, was built in the 1750s by Edmund Gray. The plantation was named for the sawpit excavated to accommodate the up and down motion of a vertical saw blade. The plantation house was cons…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1420_st-george-episcopal-church_Jacksonville-FL.html
St. George Episcopal Church, designed by Robert S. Schuyler and built in 1882, is a fine example of Carpenter Gothic, one of the most distinctive varieties of church architecture. Such churches were promoted by Floridas second bishop, John Freema…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13S7_ribault-club-inn_Jacksonville-FL.html
(Upper left plaque)National Register Site Ribault Club Inn1928Awarded ByJacksonville HistoricPreservation Commission
(Lower left Plaque)Ribault Club Inn Has Been Placed On The National RegisterOf Historic Places By The United StatesDepartment…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13M2_fort-george-island_Jacksonville-FL.html
Ft. George Island presents a cross-section of the Florida story. Timucuan Indians inhabited this island when French explorer Jean Ribault landed nearby in 1562. A Spanish mission was established here before 1600 to serve the Timucuans. Known to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRNA_slave-cabins_Jacksonville-FL.html
From the earliest age, children were trained to do their parents' work. They were terrified of the punishment their parents endured. Parents taught their enslaved children strict obedience so they could survive. And yet, like children today, they …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRMM_slave-cabins_Jacksonville-FL.html
The slave quarters were a place to find identity and strength through family, faith, and shared experiences.
Many American traditions originate from the daily activities and beliefs of enslaved people. Practices that survive today revolve aroun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRL8_african-identity_Jacksonville-FL.html
Artifacts recovered by archaeologists provide clues as to who these enslaved African men, women and children were. This is most easily recognized within the realm of spirituality or religion, which is resistant to change. However, the physical rem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRCS_african-identity_Jacksonville-FL.html
The birthplace of African-American archaeology can be traced to Kingsley Plantation, where archaeologists in 1968 first began to search for artifacts that reflected African identity. Many of the slaves that lived here during Zephaniah Kingsley's e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRCN_slave-cabins_Jacksonville-FL.html
The island's landscape has changed dramatically since the plantation era. Gone are the roofs, fruit trees, wells, and garden plots. Trees and grasses now replace fields once tilled by slaves.
To be a slave was to be a human being under conditio…