Arlington past present and anticipated

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Arlington past present and anticipated

Entry/Object ID

Library.1970

Tags

Library records not in public view, Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

24 pages : illustrations; 22 cm Arlington past present and anticipated by Arlington Community Club; compiled by F. W. Bruce. Published by the Arlington Community Club, Arlington, Florida. Compiled and written by F. W. Bruce. Contents: History -- Topography -- Soil -- Climate -- Settlement and development -- Roads -- School -- Churches -- Clubs -- Industries -- Citizenship -- Jacksonville our metropolis -- Advantages of Arlington -- Ads -- Pull out map of Arlington on St. Johns River. Many black/white photographs included. Information includes: In early slavery days, the St. Johns River was a favorite point for the debarkation of Africans and a ship yard was maintained on Arington River for building slave and pirate ships. -- On Mill or Strawberry Creek the first water power mill built in Florida was located. -- Richard Mill Grant plus few other grants created Arlington -- Plantation period had large plantations up to the Civil War worked exclusively by slave labor raising cotton, cane and corn. -- Organization of the Alderman Realty Company who bought the Richard Mill Grant and subdivided area into building sites -- The establishment of the Arlington Ferry for whom A. C. Macy was General Manager ran 2 ferries at the foot of St. Johns street in Arlington capable of holding 8 automobiles each for the 15 min trip. -- Arlington Community Club drawn from entire community resulted in many betterments. December 5, 1924. Corrections: page 4 on Richard; He didn't have the 1st water saw mill but British Rolfe was the 1st. See book for explanation.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Arlington (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- History., Bruce, F. W. -- (Frederick William), 1856- .

Publication Details

Author

Bruce, Frederick W., (1845-1932)

Publisher

Arlington Community Club

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Arlington,Florida

Call No.

Rare Book F 319 .J11 A75 B7 1924