Charles E. Bennett Historical Park of Jacksonville

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Charles E. Bennett Historical Park of Jacksonville

Entry/Object ID

Library.2022

Tags

Library records not in public view

Description

unpaged : illustrations (some in color) ; 28 cm Charles E. Bennett Historical Park of Jacksonville by Lynda S. Corley. (Lyn Corley) Project presented to the Jacksonville Electric Authority Board of Directors and the Jacksonville City Council. Proposed park location is the historical Southbank landing of the Cowford Ferry. Contents: Memorial stones walking path -- Cowford Ferry Landing -- Fort Saint Nicholas -- Timucuan village -- Indians along the St. Johns -- Jacksonville's noble heritage but nowhere is it said that these colonists from France who came to Fort Caroline were the first to come to America for the purpose of religious freedom -- First colonial Thanksgiving (June 30, 156 4) memorial -- Jean Ribault memorial wall (May 1, 1562, Ribault prayed the first protestant prayer on the land that is now America) -- Rene de Laudonniere memorial wall -- Jacque LeMoyne memorial wall (He was the first professional artist of America) -- Gaspard de Coligny memorial wall -- Historical ship (Replica of French sailing vessel) -- Sister Cities Foundation ( Honor various sister cities) -- Transportation -- Searching for Jacksonville's history (How Jacksonville currently portrays its heritage) -- Cowford Ferry marker at Friendship park -- Fort Saint Nicholas marker -- Village of Ossachite -- Huguenot Park memorial site marker -- Jacksonville Maritime Museum -- and passage to Florida 15 Caroline National Monument -- Jacksonville Historical Center on Southbank River Walk -- Museum of Science and History time exhibit (First record of white child born in America was at Fort Caroline; First free Black men who came to America to colonize came to Fort Caroline) -- Lee Adams' historical mural now at LaVilla School of the Arts -- Jean Ribault elementary school has been renamed Marine Science Education Center -- Rene de Laudonniere -- Jacque LeMoyne gave us the earliest recorded history of any city in America --Gaspard de Coligny letter of authorization 1559 on display at Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum in 2003-- Sister Cities park -- Edict of Nantes displayed in 2003at Karpeles Museum -- Why are we sleeping?

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

Bennett, Charles E., 1910-2003., Fort Saint Nicholas (Fla. : Fort)., Charles E. Bennett Historical Park (Jacksonville, Fla)., Timucua Indians -- Florida -- Jacksonville Region -- History -- 16th century., Thanksgiving Day -- History., Sister cities., Florida -- History -- Huguenot colony, 1562-1565., Adams, Lee, 1922-1971., Huguenots -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Corley, Lyn

Edition

spiral bound

Publisher

[publisher not identified]

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

[Jacksonville, Florida]

Call No.

F 314 .C66 2003