JAX AREA HISTORY

     WELCOME:  These links lead

      to hundreds of websites for

      Jacksonville area history.  The

      links are organized sort of like

      the yellow pages in a phone

      book.  Just pick a topic to

      see what's available.

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RESEARCH, TOURS, PICTURES, & MAPS

PLACES FOR LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH              

        Contact info for libraries, archives, museums,

           history societies, & preservation groups

HISTORICAL TOURS              

        Walking & driving tours of historic spots in Jax area.  These  places

          range from buildings & markers to clocks & trees.  They include

          African American locations.

PICTURES & PHOTOS

             The best websites for getting many historical images at once.

MAPS & PLACE NAMES

           Includes aerial photos.

OVERVIEWS OF JAX & FLORIDA HISTORY   

OVERVIEWS OF HISTORY

            Summaries of Jacksonville, African American, & Florida history.

              Includes population info.

JAX HISTORY BY TIME PERIOD

PREHISTORY & NATIVE AMERICANS

           Includes Seminoles, Timucua, prehistoric people & animals, Florida's formation.

FRENCH, SPANISH, & BRITISH -- 1500s until Early 1800s

             Fort Caroline, Fort Mose, Castillo de San Marcos, American Revolution, etc.

EARLY JACKSONVILLE  -- Cowford until 1861

           Includes Cowford.

             Also includes slavery & Kingsley Plantation.

             Also includes early pioneer life.

CIVIL WAR THROUGH GREAT FIRE  -- 1860s through 1901

         Olustee, Maple Leaf, Reconstruction, Freedmen's Bureau, tourism, yellow fever,

         Spanish American War, Great Fire of 1901, etc.

1902 THROUGH WORLD WAR II -- 1902 through 1945

           Ostrich farms, World War I, Prohibition, Land Boom, Depression, & WWII.

JAX FROM WORLD WAR II UNTIL RECENT -- 1946 until Recent

        Integration, Ax Handle Saturday, hurricanes, Consolidation, Better Jax Plan, etc.

JAX HISTORY BY SUBJECT

ARTS, NEWS, & ENTERTAINMENT

            Includes art, music, dance, plays, movies, theaters, radio, TV, & newspapers.

              See also SPORTS & RECREATION

BUILDINGS, HOUSES, BUSINESSES, & PLANTATIONS

           Includes post offices, libraries, and telephone, power, & water companies.

              Also includes skyscrapers, watermills, and railroad stations.

              Also includes St. James Building and Florida Theater.

              See also ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS

              For Baldwin & the Beach, see also NEIGHBORHOODS & TOWNS

CEMETERIES

          This page gives history & other info for some of Jacksonville's cemeteries. 

          For lists of people who are buried in a few local cemeteries, see Family History.

ETHNIC GROUPS & WOMEN'S HISTORY

            Includes African American & women's history.

               See also PEOPLE, for prominent individuals, including African Americans.

GHOSTS, MONSTERS, & UFOs

GOVERNMENT

              Includes laws, crime, and fire & police depts.

GUIDEBOOKS

           Old guides for Florida & Jacksonville, dating from the 1800s & 1900s.

LIGHTHOUSES & LIGHTSHIPS

               See also St. Johns River (includes jetties & other port improvements).              

             See also Transportation, Streets, & Bridges           

NATURE'S THINGS & PLACES

               Rivers, islands, beaches, state parks, & the weather.

               Includes canals, jetties, & port improvements.

               Includes American Beach.

               Includes Fort George Island.

NEIGHBORHOODS & TOWNS

           From Avondale to Yukon.

              Includes Baldwin, Mayport, & the Beaches.

           For American Beach, see Beaches

ORGANIZATIONS & INSTITUTIONS

            Churches, clubs, schools, hospitals, medical care, charities, missions, etc.

PARKS, WALKS, FOUNTAINS, & MONUMENTS

            Includes historic trees.

PEOPLE

              Prominent individuals, including African Americans.

              See also ETHNIC GROUPS & WOMEN'S HISTORY for info about

               these groups in general.

SPORTS & RECREATION

            Includes golf, yachting & horseracing

               See also ARTS, NEWS, & ENTERTAINMENT

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

            Oriental Gardens, ostrich & alligator farms, etc.

TRANSPORTATION, STREETS, & BRIDGES

             Includes Skyway, ferries, & airports.

               See also St. Johns River (includes jetties & other port improvements).

               See also Rivers, Canals & Waterways, Excluding St. Johns River

               See also Lighthouses & Lightships

VARIOUS TOPICS

               Includes military.

               Also includes animals, Big Jim, & shipwrecks.

               Also includes treasure hunting & beachcombing.

LOTS OF OTHER LINKS

            Websites that give many links for Fla. & Jax history.

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