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2. List of attractions and events in Jacksonville, Florida

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   Blessing of the Fleet. Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Mandarin Art Festival. One Spark. Springing the Blues. Starry Nights Concerts at Metropolitan Park. Tree Hill Nature Center Butterfly Festival. "Things We Don't Talk About - Women's Stories of the Red Tent" - Jacksonville premier [permanent dead link] Rockville.

3. History of Jacksonville, Florida - Wikipedia

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   The city of Jacksonville, Florida, began to grow in the late 18th century as Cow Ford, settled by British colonists. Its major development occurred in the late nineteenth century, when it became a winter vacation destination for tourists from the North and Midwest. Its development was halted or slowed by the Great Fire of 1901, the Florida Land ...

4. Jacksonville Landing - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.jacksonvillelanding.com. The Jacksonville Landing (informally The Landing[ 1 ]) was a festival marketplace in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida, at the intersection of Independent Drive and Laura Street, along the Jacksonville Riverwalk. [ 2 ] It was built by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million, opened in 1987, and officially closed ...

5. No money, no problem: 10 free holiday events coming to the ...

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   No need to break the bank to get into the holiday spirit. Here are 10 free holiday events coming to the Jacksonville area this year.

6. Ax Handle Saturday - Wikipedia

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   Ax Handle Saturday. Ax Handle Saturday, also known as the Jacksonville riot of 1960, was a racially motivated attack in Hemming Park (since renamed James Weldon Johnson Park) in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1960. A group of about 200 white men used baseball bats and ax handles to attack black people who were in sit-in protests opposing ...

7. Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens - Wikipedia

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   The Jacksonville Arboretum & Botanical Gardens (JABG) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, similar to Tree Hill Nature Center, and organized for the purpose of developing a unique natural attraction on a city-owned, 126.82-acre (51.32 ha) site. [1] The arboretum officially opened on November 15, 2008, and the ...

8. VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena - Wikipedia

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   VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena [5] (originally Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Jacksonville, Florida.It currently serves as the home arena of the Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL, the Jacksonville Giants of the American Basketball Association, and the Jacksonville Sharks of the Indoor Football League.

9. Timeline of Jacksonville, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Florida portal. v. t. e. Prior to 1564 - One early map shows a village called Ossachite at the site of what is now downtown Jacksonville; this may be the earliest recorded name for that area. 1564 - French Fort Caroline established by René Goulaine de Laudonnière. [1] 1565 - Spanish forces take Fort Caroline.