Interesting facts about leading people and families of Duval County : also, where progress has changed a lot of homes and buildings..
Entry/Object ID
Library.535
Description
869 p. ; 28 cm.
Interesting facts about leading people and families of Duval County : also, where progress has changed a lot of homes and buildings by Virginia King.
Cover title. Reproduced from typescript.
Contents: Maps of Former Homes in Jacksonville, Florida -- Hotels Built by Who, When and Where -- When Old Landmarks Were Built and Destroyed or Sold -- Memorials -- These Families have Lived in Jacksonville before the Fire of 1901 -- Chamber of Commerce Presidents -- Children Named for Grand-Parents, Aunts and Uncles -- Who Married Who -- These Were Built, Organized, Changed Hands or Demolished, Certain Dates -- Streets Named for People -- Schools Named for Historians -- Bridges Named for Leaders -- Originators of Certain Subdivisions and Shopping Centers -- Florida Counties Named following As Memorials to These Listed -- Beautiful Homes That Have Changed a Good Bit -- These Stores and Buildings were Built or Demolished Certain Dates.
Very selective list of names included: Edward Ball (p.297) -- Tommy Hazouri (p. 320) -- Cohen Brothers (p.349) -- Jacksonville Children's Museum (p.55, p.85, 353) -- Planetarium at Children's Museum (p.61) -- Kings Road (p.61) -- Alexander Brest (p.68) -- Jax Bicentennial Commission (p.85) -- Jarboe Park (p.94, 281) -- Gregg Hotel (p.497) -- St. Charles Hotel (p.494) -- Floridian Hotel (p.480) -- Purchase of bulletproof vests for police, Invest in a Vest Fund (p.362-363) -- St. Johns Bluff Historical Association (p.294) -- Captain Robert B. Fuller (p.292) -- Brightman J. Skinner (p.290-291) -- Dr. Grace Hardy (p.290).
Photographs: Henry Clark's marble home at Riverside Avenue and Margaret Street. Former home of Dr. Sheldon A. Morris located at 237 W. Duval Street.
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Library
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Nomenclature 4.0
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Book
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Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Duval County (Fla.) -- History., Duval County (Fla.) -- Genealogy., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Genealogy., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.