GREAT FIRE OF 1901

OVERVIEW OF THE GREAT FIRE

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

OVERVIEW OF THE GREAT FIRE

• SUMMARY OF THE GREAT FIRE OF 1901 -- From Jacksonville's WJXX 25 & WTLV 12.

• TIMELINE FOR GREAT FIRE -- From Jacksonville History Magazine.

• VARIETY OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES -- Twenty interesting Florida Times-Union articles about the Great Fire.  Also provided is a photo gallery. 

• MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES -- From the Florida Times Union.  Includes an intriguing account by a young girl. 

• NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT GREAT FIRE -- From "Oak Ridger (Tennessee) Online."

• OVERVIEW OF GREAT FIRE -- Info about the Great Fire of 1901 can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 219 - 228 .  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• ACRES OF ASHES, 1901 -- "Acres of Ashes(:) The Story of the Great Fire that Swept over the City of Jacksonville, Florida..." (Is from 1901) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.  When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• SUMMARY OF THE GREAT FIRE -- From Firehouse.com.

• GREAT FIRE INFO -- Info from the "Kids' Page" provided by the Historic Springfield Community Council (HCCI).

• PHOTOS -- Homepage for the Florida Photographic Collection.  Offers a few dozen photos of the destruction left by the Great Fire.  Also provided is info about many of the photos.  NOTE:  When you get to the website, search with the two keywords "Jacksonville" and "Fire."  NOTE:  Also available at this website are hundreds of other old photos of Jacksonville.  Many of the images from after 1901 are hand colored.

• INFO ABOUT GREAT FIRE -- First Coast News items about the Great Fire of 1901.

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

• BOOKLET FROM 1901 -- Text & pictures from Jacksonville in Flames, published in 1901.  Website includes "before & after" shots of Jacksonville.  Placed online by University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries.

• RELIEF ASSOCIATION REPORT, 1901 -- "Report of the Jacksonville Relief Association" (Is in regard to relief efforts after the Great Fire of 1901.  The report is from 1901.) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• RACISM DURING THE FIRE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "As Great Fire Raged in City, Racism May Have Smoldered," by Sharon Weightman.  

• GREAT FIRE INFO -- Florida Times-Union article called "Piney Woods Miracle: Skinner Family Turned Land into Legacy," by Charlie Patton.  Gives some interesting details about the Great Fire.

• MEMORIES OF THE FIRE -- The reminisces of David Mitchell, who was the grandson of Alexander Mitchell, Florida's first multi-millionaire. Info about the Great Fire is provided.  Furnished by the Library of Congress.

• HARRY BOUNETHEAU -- Florida Times-Union article called "Buried Treasures," by Colleen Steffen.  Describes notable people buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.  Provides info about Harry Bounetheau, a well-known victim of the Great Fire. 

• MURDER JUST BEFORE THE GREAT FIRE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Great Fire Obscured a Slaying," by Bill Foley. Tells about a Jacksonville killing that took place just before the Great Fire of 1901.

• MEMORIAL -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "1901 fire memorial goes up in rain on Northbank," by Jessie-Lynne Kerr.  Tells about a sculpture to commemorate the centennial of Jacksonville's Great Fire of 1901.  Sculpture is located on the Northbank Riverwalk at the foot of Market Street.

• MEMORIAL -- Financial News & Daily Record article entitled "A Monument to the Great Fire."

• POEM ABOUT THE FIRE -- "River City Riverboats," by Donald P. Harris.

• FLORIDA HISTORY ON THE RADIO -- Listen to an audio report entitled "Fires in Florida's History."  Tells about .  Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want.

• 'THE HOTTEST BOOK IN TOWN" --  Ordering info for the book The Great Fire of 1901, by Bill Foley & Wayne W. Wood.  A must-see for both history buffs and casual readers.  Crammed with information & pictures.  Available from the Jacksonville Historical Society. 

• HISTORIC PHOTOS FROM LEAH MARY COX -- An interesting website that advertises the fascinating book, Jacksonville Greets the 20th Century: The Pictorial Legacy of Leah Mary Cox, by Ann Hyman.  Included in the website are some of the Ms. Cox's historic images taken in the River City.