Fort Caroline and St. Augustine

  • 1492 Columbus discovers the New World.
  • 1513 Florida discovered by Ponce de Leon.
  • 1562, May 2 Ribault a French Huguenot, sent to the New World by Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral of France, discovers the St. Johns he "caused a pillar of hard stone to be planted within saye River, and not far from the mouth of the same upon a little sandie knappe, in which pillar the Armes of the King of France were carved and engraved." He sails further north to Port Royal S.C., and leaves 26 men there founding Charlesfort. These men later abandon the fort and are found adrift near England after having cannibalized one of their group. Ribault returns to France.
  • 1562 July Ribault arrives in France to find that the Wars of Religion have begun. He is at the seige of Dieppe, when it falls to Catholics he flees to England, later imprisoned there.
  • 1563 May French War ended by Treaty of Amboise
  • 1564, April 22 Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere, Ribault's leutinenat on the first voyage sails for St. Johns to establish colony, Ribault is still in prision in England.
  • 1564 June 22-25 The French arrive at St. Johns. The Indians have left food and flowers at the column in some sort of worship. After some time Laudonniere establishs Fort Caroline under St. Johns Bluff. Colony has problems with Indians, several plots against de Luadonniere's life, and mutinies. Some of the Mutineers steal the colonies boats and raid the Spainish West Indies. The French failed to conserve supplies and began to barter for food with the Indians, this led to the taking of the local King as hostage. Laudonniere decides to return to France. They begin to build a boat.
  • 1565, August 3 John Hawkins arrives looking for Charlesfort, trades food and a ship to the French for guns and ammo.
  • 1565, August 28 As they prepare to leave Ribault arrives with a relief fleet of 600 colonists and 7 ships. He relives Laudonniere of command. Several colonists who had returned to France (the earlier mutineers) claimed Laudonniere believed himself the king of New France. Ribault has been ordered to defend the colony and prevent the Spainish from founding one here.
  • 1565, August 28 Spanish under Pedro Menendez de Aviles lands at the River of Dolphins with 19 ships, 1054 men including craftsmen, wives, children and livestock.
  • 1565, September 5 Spanish ships arrive at the St. Johns. French sail off and Spanish who are unable to catch them return to the River of Dolphins.
  • 1565, September 8 St. Augustine founded.
  • 1565, September 10 Ribault ordered by Coligny not to allow Menendez to settle takes his ships to St. Augustine despite a coming storm.
  • 1565, September 11 Ribault arrives at St. Augustine and almost catches Menendez in a small boat offshore. The Spanish ships sail for Hispaniola. Unable to cross the bar Ribault prepares to return to the St. Johns when the storm hits and scatters his ships southward. Menendez marches overland in the storm to Ft. Caroline.
  • 1565 Sept. 20 Menendez takes Fort Caroline, some French escape including Laudonniere. 70 women and children aer captured. Others are hanged as heretic Lutherans. Menendez renames the fort Ft. Mateo since it was taken on St. Matthew's day.
  • 1565. Sept 28 First Matanzas massacre. Ft. Mateo burns and is rebuilt later.
  • 1565, Oct 12 Second Matanzas massacre. Ribault killed.

    The Spanish period

  • 1566 Sept 28 Father Pedro Martinez, becomes the first Jesuit martyr in the Western Hemisphere, clubbed to death by Indians on Ft. George Island as his group traveled south to St. Augustine from Cumberland Island where there ship had left them. This is the first anniversary of the Matanzas massacre.
  • Growing dissatisfaction in St. Augustine, 220 of 250 men at the San Mateo garrison mutiny.
  • 1568 April French Catholic Dominique de Gourgues after raiding settlements in Africa destroys the forts on the St. Johns (San Mateo, Fanning Island and one across the river from it.) He hangs 45 Spainiards from the same tree the French had been hung from earlier.
  • 1573 Franciscans arrive and establish missions up the coast replacing the Jesuits.
  • 1587 San Jaun del Porto established on Ft. George Island.
  • 1597 Guale Revolt, Franciscan missions on Georgia mainland, St. Cathrines, St Simons, and Jekyll Islands destroyed. Cumberland Island evacuated until 1601.
  • 1670 Charleston founded.
  • 1672 Castillo de San Marcos begun.
  • 1702 War in Europe. South Carolina governor Moore marches on St. Augustine and destroys San Jaun del Porto, Spanish missions and Timucaun towns in area.
  • 1703 Governor Moore destroys Apalachee towns in West Florida. Remaining Timucauns move to St. Augustine. Creeks and Seminoles occupy Timucaun and Apalachee territory.
  • 1709 June 231st Bishop of Florida arrives at St Augustine, soon leaves.
  • 1733 Ogelthorpe founds Savannah Georgia.
  • 1736 Ogelthorpe build Ft. St. George on Mile Point, Fanning Island. Men later mutiny and try to return north but are convinced to stay at the Fort.
  • War between Britain and Spain eminent. Ogelthorpe signs peach treaty with Spanish Governor. Soldiers withdrawn from Ft. St. George. Ogelthorpe made commander in chief of Georgia and S.C. Spanish assembly fleet of 60 ships at Havana.
  • 1738 March Madrid orders differences settled by negotiation. Spanish Governor fortifies St. Johns.
  • 1740 Ogelthorpe attacks St. Augustine with King George's approval. Seige fails and British retreat beyond St. Marys.
  • 1762 January British capture Havana. Spanish trade Cuba for Florida.

    British Period

  • 1763 British encourage Protestant settlement in Florida creating plantation system. Kings Road built New Symrna to Ft. Barrington GA. it crosses the St. Johns at the ferry at Cow Ford. 3040 of 3046 Spanish Leave East Florida.
  • 1776 Harvesting of naval stores begins. 26 ships enter St Johns this year for them.
  • 1777 May 17 Battle of Thomas Creek, only Revolutionary war in Duval county.
  • 1783 12,000 Tories in Florida are told that Florida will be returned to Spain. They attempt to set up a British Province between the St Johns and the St Marys.
  • 1783: Populations
  • 1811 Jan 1 Fernandina Founded.

    Patriots Revolt

  • 1811 Patriot's Revolt
  • 1812 March 15 U.S. troops occupy Fernandina. Spain's magistrate on the St. Johns joins revolt. U.S. gunboats in the area. Patriot's cede Florida to the U.S. but Madison vacsilates in his support of them fearing British intervention.
  • 1812 War of 1812 starts. Congress rejects bill to occupy Florida.
  • 1812 July 10 Provisional Government set up at Fernandina, Madison ignores it. Seminoles join the Spanish, Patriots retreat from St. Augustine. General Jackson ordered to New Orleans.
  • General Pinckey defeats the Seminoles and blockades St. Augustine.
  • 1813 March 7 Congress refuses to authorize invasion of Florida. Patriots fight on.
  • 1814 April Madison says that since the U.S. is not at war with Spain he can't recognize the Patriots government.
  • British occupy Fernandina.
  • 1814 November Jackson takes Pensacola
  • 1814 December 25 Treaty of Ghent end war of 1812
  • 1815 Jan 1 Battle of New Orleans
  • 1815 Jan 11 British sack St. Marys

  • 1817 Summer Gregor MacGregor representing South Americans takes Amelia island.
  • 1817 Sept. 4 Soon after MacGregor leaves Luis Aury, privateer, takes Fernandina and it becomes a pirate haven.
  • 1817 December Americans take Fernandina from Aury.
  • 1818 May 22 Jackson takes Pensacola. 1st Seminole War in West Florida.

    U.S. Territory

  • 1821 March 23 Florida becomes a U.S. territory.
  • 1822 June 15 Citizens of newly founded Jacksonville petition Congress to make the city a port of entry.
  • 1825 1st Courthouse begun
  • 1826 1st Courthouse's basement roofed over.
  • 1829 Courthouse roofed and framed, brick pillars built.
  • 1832 February 11 Jacksonville incorporated. After St. augustine, Pensacola, Fernandina, Key West, Quincy, Magnolia, Apalachicola and Ochessee.
  • 1835 Population: 250
  • 1835, Feb. 8 Great Freeze of 1835. 8 degrees at 8 a.m. River frozen from shore to several rods out. Trees, fruit and some normal forest trees killed by cold.
  • 1835 May 2nd Seminole War in East and central Florida. Jacksonville of a supply depot for interior forts.
  • 1840's Courthouse finnaly completed, public had refused taxes for its contruction for years although they were quite prosperous. (Davis p63)

    Statehood

  • 1845 March 3 Florida made a State.
  • Tourism and Lumber main business of Jacksonville
  • 1849 Broken Home Fever epidemic, no deaths but whole households sick.
  • 1850Two prominant citizens (Dr. A.S.Baldwin and Gen. Thomas Ledwith direct a slave, April Saurez, to plant oaks along the streets. These oaks remain until 1901.
    Merrick house is reputed to be haunted, stange noises are heard inside.
    Jacksonville move from village to small town, timber becomes an important industry with over 6 sawmills in the city and more nearby. There is a weekly mail steamer to Savannah just after its arrival a stage leaves for Tallahassee every Sunday and Wednesday. St. Augustine is a larger city. City is very well off.
  • 1853, Summer Smallpox epidemic brought from Georiga.
  • 1854, March Scarlet Fever epidemic begins possibly brought by sailors.
  • 1854, April 6 Fire reputedly begun from the sparks off the steamer "Florida" devestates the buisness district. 70 houses and 2 steamers, the Florida and Seminole burn.
  • 1854, April 10 Scarlet fever epidemic begins to wind down, no new cases.
  • 1854, Summer Yellow Fever epidemic in Savannah. Town wants no steamers from Savannah and fires apon one that tries to pass the city from a cannon at the foot of Catherine St.
  • 1856, November 15 4:30 am fire burns the Main-Laura-Bay-River block.
  • 1857 Yellow fever epidemic, no steamers, streets deserted and grass grows on them 127 deaths, 600 had the fever.
  • 1857 Oct 26Early frost.
  • 1857, Jan 19 and 2016 and 18 degree freezes, 2in ice on river, skating tried.
  • 1858 Streets extended and improved. Schooner Martha and barque American Eagle built here.
  • 1859 Lighthouse built at Mayport. 1st telegraph to Baldwin from there to North and Cuba.
  • 1859, Jan: Charter designates Jacksonville as a city
  • 1859, Sept. 2: 12-4a.m. Bright red Auroral Display
  • 1860 Jacksonville has 2000 inhabitants. Tallhassee is center of cotten plantations.
  • 1860, Mar 13 Railroad to Alligator (Lake City) completed.

    American Civil War

  • 1861, Jan 10 Florida withdraws from the Union. Jacksonville militia forces set up gun batteries at St. Johns Bluff and the mouth of the river.
  • 1862, March 4 Federal forces occupy Fernandina. Southern refugees flee to Jacksonville then further west.
  • 1862, March 7: Mayor Halsted H. Hoeg announces that since no aid is not to come from the Confederacy, and military forces have been ordered out of East Florida the city will be surrendered when Federal forces arrive. The defense stratgey for Florida, focuses on protecting only Middle Florida around the Apilachicola and Fernandina.
  • 1862, March 8: Federal forces arrive at the mouth of the St. Johns in the evening, they are held up for 3 days because of the shallow bar.
  • 1862, March 9 A gunboat being built at the East Bay Street Shipyard is burnt so Federals won't capture it. It was only three weeks from completion.
  • 1862, March 11 Federal forces consisting of the gunboats Seneca, Pembina, Ottawa and Issac Smith with 2 transports steam across the bar. Special Confederate forces arrive under orders from General Trapier to destroy any material useful to the Federals, including the foundries, sawmills, rail depot and a gun boat being built here. One sawmill survies by flying a British flag, the owner claims to be a Canadian. The Judson House, the most prestigious hotel in town, begins burning at at 8p.m. while the Confederates burn other city properties. A constant drizzle and a breif downpour in the early morning prevented the fires from destroying the whole city. The Confederates flee before dawn. St Augustine is taken and held for the entire war by the Union.
  • 1862, March 12 6 companies of the 4th N.H. arrive around 1p.m. and occupy the city. The city surrenders easily. Apon finding a strong Union sentement in the city the Federal forces contermand their orders to just scout and remain in the city.
  • 1862, March 19 General T.W. Sherman (not "The Sherman") arrive to investigate the city. A convention to restore East Florida (Fernandina, Baldwin, Jacksonville and St. Augustine) to the Union is set for March 24th. Confederates mass at Baldwin.
  • 1862, March 24 Convention in the courthouse drafts a resolution for another convention to reorganize the civil authority in Florida on April 10.
  • 1862, March 25 97th Penn. Volunteers, a full regiment arrive to reenforce Jacksonville. Further troops arrive later, Confederate build up forces 10 miles west.
  • 1862, March 28 There are 1400 Federal troops in Jackosnville. Some small skimishes.
  • 1862, April 2 General Hunter, who replaced Sherman orders the evacuation of Jacksonville to strengthen Fernandina and St. Augustine which can be held easier. Politics force Jacksonville to be abandoned.
  • 1862, April 7: Citizens are told to arrange transport if they wish to leave.
  • 1862, April 8 Main and last Federal fleet leaves Jacksonville. Evacuation causes a small scandal. Most of the population of Jacksonville scattered, more than 2000. The loaded gunboats remain in the river over ight The first Florida Calvery CSA watches the departure from the wharf in the morning.
    Union gunboats are stationed at Mayport Mills and local militia forces return to the city. They agree that Jacksonville should be an open city and unfortified. Union gunboats visit Jacksonville several times to discuss this policy.
  • 1862, Sept 4 Under cover of a raid on Mayport Mills, General Finegan CSA fortifies St. Johns and Yellow Bluffs. These keep the gunboats Paul Jones, Cimarron, Water Witch, Hale, Uncas and Patroon from the river.
  • 1862, Sept 9 Finegan arrives at the Bluff with more men and heavy guns.
  • 1862, Sept 11 Gun battle between 2 gunboats and Bluff battery. Fingean adds more guns.
  • 1862, Sept 17 5 gunboats duel with the bluff for 5 hours.
  • 1862, Spet 30 4 transports with 1573 men leave Hilton Head S.C. for Mayport.
  • 1862, Oct 1Transports arrive at Mayport Mills. Men from Yellow Bluff cross the river to reinforce St. Johns Bluff. Confederates have 500 men.
  • 1862, Oct 2 Union ground forces arrive and march on the back of the Bluff. Col Hopkins beliving he faces 5 times the actual number of Federals abandons the Bluff 18 hours before the enemy arrives. Later Union forces claim the Bluff could easily have been held by a few men against more than they actually had (800).
  • 1862, Oct 5 Jacksonville occupied. Stores looted by Union forces. Gunboat Cimarron fires on a small Confederate observation force.
  • 1862, Oct 9 Federal forces leave Jacksonville. City has virtually no residents.
  • 1863, March 10 2 regiments of Black troops from S.C. (1st and 2nd S.C. volonteers) quickly occupy Jacksonville. They fortify the city for permenant occupation. Two forts are built west of town along the railroad: Ft. Montgomery and Higginson. Federal troops are under the direction of men who invision a black state in Florida after the a war and by Lyman Stickney the Tax Commisioner who had run out of confiscated rebel property to sell in Fernandina and St. Augustine (he got a percentage of profits from the sales).
  • 1863, March 17 Women and children are evacuated and handed over to the Confederates. They go to Lake City.
  • 1863, March 22 The 8th Maine arrives to reinforce the city.
  • 1863, March 22 The 6th Conn arrives to reinforce the city.
  • 1863, March 24 Confederates shell the city with a railroad gun.
  • 1863, March 25 Tracks torn up 4 miles outside of town to stop the Confederate gun's advance, each day it duels with a smaller gun on a hand cart belonging to the Union.
  • 1863, March 28 Failing to draw off Confederate forces from Georiga and S.C., troops evacuate Jacksonville. Black troops burn the buildings they had been lodging in which spreds to surronding buildings, including the 3 churchs, rail depot, wharves, hotels and boarding houses. Another torrential rainstorm saves the most valuable property and the eastern residential district. Confederates arrive as the last gunboat leaves to fight the fires.
  • 1863, Dec 19 Plans to occupy East Florida and eastablish a Union state with Stickney continue. Stickney travels to Washington asking for troops for his Tax commission, and makes a speech in St. Augustine to East Florida Unionists. A Convention is called for March 1, 1864 in St. Augustine.
  • 1864, Feb 7 6000+ federal troops and 20 vessels (the first of which is the Maple Leaf) land at Jacksonville. Confederate pickets fire on the Maple Leaf but are driven off by Calvery. A Racially intergrated free public school is founded, white students drift out as blacks drift in.
  • 1864, Fed 8 Federals march to Baldwin
  • 1864, Feb 20 Battle of Olustee, Union drive westward halted. This drive was in order to establish a loyal govenment in Florida for the 1864 Presidential Election and cut off cattle production in Florida, now the only source for the South.
  • 1864, Mar 1Skirmish at Ceder Creek. 500 Federal calvery, and 2 peices of artilley involved. 1500 Federals occupy Palatka.
  • 1864, Mar 4: 12,000 union troops in city, 6 regiments are negro. Fortifications are erected. 8000 Confederates built a Fort at McGirts Creek.
  • 1864, Mid March: Congressional investigation into Olustee disaster determines there were military reasons for Florida invasion, not just the desire for more votes on Lincoln's part. Citizens begin to return.
  • 1864, March 30 Confederates place 12 torpedos in the river at Mandarin point.
  • 1864, April 1 The Maple Leaf is sunk at Mandarin Point by a torpedo.
  • 1864, April 2 Another skirmish at Ceder Creek.
  • 1864, April 8 First Union troops withdrawn. Down to 3000 in May.
  • 1864, April 16 The Hunter is sunk at Mandarin Point by a torpedo.
  • 1864, May 9 The Harriet A. Weed is sunk at Mandarin Point by a torpedo.
  • 1864, May 31 Only 3000 Federals left in the city. 2459 Federals attck the Confederate Camp (Camp Milton). Confederates flee to Baldwin but return to the camp the next day.
  • 1864, Summer 1000 civilians and 2000 troops. Stickney founds what is later the Times-Union. Confederate Calvery causes problems almost forcing the evacuation of the city.
  • 1864, July Skirmishs at Trout River, Baldwin and Camp Milton.
  • 1864, July 26 3 negro regiments, 1 white regiment, and 1 calvery regiment attack Camp Milton. The Camp is permenantly abandoned by the Confederates.
  • 1865, Mar 5 Battle of Natrual Bridge.
  • 1865, April 28: Andersonvile prisoners released near Jacksonville. 1500 the first day and 3000 by May 6, pop of the city is only 500.

    The Expansion

  • 1865 Military govenment imposed on the South by Congress.
  • 1868 Military govenment is replaced by carpet-baggers and blacks, who are the only ones allowed to vote.
  • 1868 - 1873 Northerners begin Orange industry, Jacksonville as export center.
  • 1869, Jan 1 St. James opens. Southern rule reestablished.
  • 1869, Feb 26 White troops march into town and apon seeing a black they form up under the commands "Halt; Ready; Aim; Fire!" and shhot over the blacks heads. By morning not a colored person can be found in town.
  • 1869, April 6 All troops withdrawn from Jacksonville. Pop. 6000. plus suburbs of LaVilla and E. Jacksonville (really Scottsville and Wyoming). Riverside and Brooklyn just platted.
  • 1870, Dec 19 Fire burns a Bay and Forsyth between Main and Laura, this includes the Florida Union office. Blacks and carpet baggers resume control of the govenment.
  • 1872 The steamboat Volusia is built.
  • 1875 Every fourth house is a boarding house, there are also three large hotels. Lumber and Tourism are major buisness.
  • 1876, April 1 Black barber DeLyon attacks Officer Nolan with a razor, DeLyon is shot in self defense. The rest of the day and night blacks congregate and threaten to burn the town.
  • 1877, Sept 17-Nov 30 Yellow Fever epidemic in Fernandina, Baldwin, GA and SC. Jax is sealed off and armed gaurds are posted. 1st deaths in Jacksonville.
  • 1877, Nov 15 Deaths are fianlly revealed to the public, having been covered up by the Board of Health. 22 deaths total by Nov 30.
  • 1878 The first phone in Jacksonville. Jacksonville is a winter tourist mecca with 4 times its summer population.
  • 1878, Jan - Mar A band of swindlers infest the city they return each winter for several years.
  • 1880 Mill riots: blacks vs police.
  • 1880 Populations of largest Florida Cities
  • 1881 H.B. Plant builds the Waycross short line, north out of Jacksonville so oranges can be shipped directly from the river boats to the north. Jacksonville-Fernandina line built. Jetties begun to lower sandbar at river mouth (no schooners can cross it) Fernandina is the nearest deep sea port. Waterworks and sewers begun.
  • 1882 The steamboat Volusia's boiler explodes at the foot of Newnan St.
  • 1883 Small Pox epidemic brought from New Orlenas. Cumpulsory vaccination ordered. Railroad to the beach is begun. 83 buildings are started between June and November.
  • 1884, Feb 22 Theater opens at Laura and Duval.
  • 1884, May 14, 1a.m. Theater burned by incendiary.
  • 1884 Nov 10 The Park Opera House opens at Laura and Duval with a showing of "Faust" on the same site as the theater that burned.
  • 1884, Nov 12Pablo Beach (Jacksonville Beach) opens as a resort with the completion of the railroad from Jacksonville.
  • 1884 - 1885, Winter 60,000 tourists enter city, some forced to go elsewhere because of lack of space. Additions made to several hotels afterwards. Cigar factories a major buisness.
  • 1885, Jan 19-20, Feb 24 Blind Tom, black pianist plays in the Library Hall.
  • 1885, Feb 15 Early morning fire destroyes Barnett Mansion and nearby buildings, Union and Hogan and Julia.
  • 1886-7 English Opera Company presents several operas, other theatrical performers of wold-wide fame here this winter.
  • 1887, May 31 Fairfield, LaVilla, Riverside, Springfield, East Jacksonville annexed by Jacksonville. Political problems with new govenment goes to the supreme court, does not take office until May 1888. Crime wave sweeps town.
  • 1888, Jan 12 Sub-Tropical opens.
  • 1888, Feb 22-23 President Cleveland vists the Sub-Tropical.
  • 1888, Mar 3-5 Levy concert at Sub-tropical.
  • 1888, April 16-17 Gilmore's Band Concert at Sub Tropical. Yellow Fever rumors.
  • 1888, May 1887 govenment takes office, it is linked to the carpet-baggers.
  • 1888, July 28 Yellow Fever epidemic begins.
  • 1888, Aug 10 Reports and a Board of Health announcement causes panic and people flee the city. Other cities are quarantined against Jacksonville and camps established for the refugees. Most of the govenment flees.
  • 1888, Dec. 15 Epidemic over, people return.
  • 1889, May A new govenment (City Council) is appointed for Jacksonville.
  • 1892, Jan 20 Cornerstone of Masonic Temple laid.
  • 1892, July 4 Blacks riot over the rumored lynching of a black prisoner, they talk of burning the city. Militia called up.
  • 1892, Jul 5 Attempt to negotiate settlement fails. Militia moves in and takes control of area.
  • 1892, July 6 St Augustine militia arrives, some shootings of police officers.
  • 1892, July 7 Gainsville, Palatka and Starke militia arrive. All quiet so the visiting forces leave the next day.
  • 1893 Cornerstone of Good Sheperad laid.
  • 1894, Dec 25-31 Crime wave. Afterwars police shakeup, but it has no effect crime is rampant all 1895. Streets paved and electric lights added.
  • 1897 6 story skyscraper built. 1st movie, 1st long distance phone to Savannah.
  • 1899, Feb 12-13 2 inches of snow.
  • 189, Oct 5 1st radio
  • 1901, May 3 12:30p.m. Fire begins at Bever and Davis St. in a matress factory. By 8p.m all of Downtown south of Hogans creek destroyed including the St. James Hotel, 23 churches, 10 hotels, and all public buildings. 8,677 people lost thier homes. Swirl of heat causes a waterspout on the river the smoke is seen in Raleigh, flames seen in Savannah, streets are to hot to walkon until it rains on Sunday (May 5). Troops from Starke, Tallahasse, Gainsville, Palatka, Live Oak, St. Augustine, Lake City, Orlando, Jasper and U.S. sailors arrive and remain for 3 weeks.
  • 1905 Jim Crow laws passed.
  • 1906 Murry Hill opened.
  • 1907 Pablo Beach and South Jacksonville incorperated with a mayor and city council. Camp Johnston (N.A.S.) founded.
  • 1908 Bridge to Ortega. Streetcars to Springfield and Ortega.
  • 1908, July 28 Atlantic Boluvard opens
  • 1909 Racetrack opens in Moncreif, gambling becomes a problem, money shipped out of town as quickly as possible.
  • 1910 Populations of the largest Florida Cities
  • 1910 summer "Barefoot Bill" is blamed for burglaries all over town, he is never caught.
  • 1911 Racetrack closed by state.
  • 1911, Dec 11 Fire destroys the stables at the reacetracks.
  • 1912 Oct 28-Nov 19 Street Car Strike, rioting, all state militia called in, shots fired at cars tracks attempted to be torn up. starts over demand that carmen be recognised as union. Finaly fizzels out. St. James building completed.
  • 1913 Brentwood, Neptune Beach, Mull Hill Heights, Arden opened. Arlington exists. Orange Park exists.
  • 1913, June Union terminal completeed.
  • 1914 Red light district of Lavilla closed by Mayor.
  • 1915, Dec 9Good Sheperd burns.
  • 1916Murrey Hill has town officers.
  • 1918 First of 25 WWI steamers launched. Flu kills 464 in 4 weeks, 30,000 infected.
  • 1919 annex Talleyrand, Brentwood, Avondale and some other territory annexed.
  • 1920 Populations of the largest Florida Cities
  • 1921 Avondale opened.
  • 1923 Second attempt to consolidate approved by Camarilla defeated by anarchs
  • 1925 Ortega, Fishweir, Murry Hill, Lackawanna, Grand Crossing, Norwood and connecting lands annexed.
  • 1931 3rd attempt to consolidate, Severe corruption in city and county (Purges) government
  • 1932 South Jacksonville annexed as part of this attempt.
  • 1935 3rd attempt approved by Camarilla and City defeated by outlying areas.
  • 1946 1st Blue angels at NAS
  • 1950's Ribault Bay dredged for carriers
  • 1962 Integration of schools ordered and virtually ignored.
  • 1965 Negotiations for consolidation begun.
  • 1966 Massive corruption (purges in city government)
  • 1967 County areas fear dictatorship of city.
  • 1968 P3 Orions at NAS, anti-sub helicopter
  • 1968 Consolidation approved but Beaches and Baldwin retain their governments.
  • 1971 More integration orders. Forced bussing begins.
  • 1972 OPS to build floating nuclear power plants at Blount island fought by environmentalists
  • 1973 Entire East Coast carrier based anti-sub warfare force at Cecil Field
  • 1974 JEA has an option for but does not order 2 plants from OPS. OPS factory completed.
  • 1975Independent Life Building opens
  • 1979 Kings Bay chosen as East Coat strategic base for Tridents, already supports 10 Poseidons 25,000 Navy personal to area.
  • 1982 NRC licenses OPS but it has no orders and finally collapses having built no power plants.
  • 1986 Convention Center opens
  • 1987 Landing Skyway, fed reserve, southeast bank building, baptist

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