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In 1873, Elizabeth Hendricks sold the eastern part of the Hendricks-Hudnall tract to retiring Florida governor Harrison Reed, who moved there and established the original South Jacksonville development. In 1882, Hendricks developed the western portion of her land as "Oklahoma".
Hendricks Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces base. It was used during World War II as a Heavy Bomber Training School for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator pilots. It was under the jurisdiction of the 76th Flying Training Wing (Specialized 4-Engine), Smyrna Army Airfield , Tennessee.
The portion of the cape within the old Jacksonville city limits of 1937 overlaps the traditional southern boundary of the San Marco neighborhood. Many places in Duval County are named for families who once owned property at the cape, such as Bowden Road, Shad Road, Sanchez Road, Hendricks Avenue, Philips Highway, and the Hart Bridge.
Southside, or South Jacksonville, is, along with Northside, Westside, and Arlington, one of the larger sections of Jacksonville. Originally the name "South Jacksonville" applied to the area to the south of Downtown across the St. Johns River, a neighborhood now typically called San Marco. [21] Today, however, the term covers a much larger region.
Jacksonville Army Airfield, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north of Jacksonville; I Bomber Command (1941) Transferred to: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (1942-1943) 26th Antisubmarine Wing (Squadrons) Transferred to: III Bomber Command Became sub-base of: MacDill Field (1943) Became sub-base of: Chatham Army Airfield, Georgia (1943-1944)
SR 13 is known as San Jose Boulevard for much of its run through Duval County (coextensive with the city limits of Jacksonville). As it approaches Downtown Jacksonville, it becomes Hendricks Avenue, then turns west along Prudential Drive and then turns into San Marco Boulevard before crossing the St. Johns River at the Acosta Bridge.
Red Bank Plantation dates to the 18th century. The name was in use by 1793, during Florida's second Spanish period, when Francisco Flora owned the property.In 1799 William Craig acquired the land, and it subsequently passed through the hands of several powerful landholders: Isaiah Hart, Isaac Hendricks, and finally Albert Gallatin Philips.
Where US 90 and SR 10 split, SR 10 is known as Atlantic Boulevard, while US 90 is known as Beach Boulevard (unsigned State Road 212) to Jacksonville Beach. About a mile (2 km) before the east end of SR 10, at the east end of the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway , SR A1A (Mayport Road) joins from the north.