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W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987), 35th governor of Florida 1965–1967; Jacksonville mayor 1949–1965; Dorcas Drake (1916–1993), Duval County judge and philanthropist; Alan Stephenson Boyd (1922–2020), the first United States Secretary of Transportation; Ed Austin (1926–2011), mayor of Jacksonville 1991-1995; State Attorney 1969-1972 1974-1991
The Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament (GJKT) is a King mackerel fishing contest held over six days in July in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the world's largest kingfish tournament. [1] According to Rick Ryals, a local boat captain, the GJKT is "true competition in its purest form. It doesn’t matter how big your boat is or how much it costs.
They are invasive in the Florida Everglades. [6] Atlantic angel shark: Squatina dumeril: Atlantic bigeye: Priacanthus arenatus: Atlantic bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus: Atlantic bonito: Sarda sarda: Atlantic bumper: Chloroscombrus chrysurus: Atlantic cod: Gadus morhua: Atlantic croaker: Micropogonias undulatus: Atlantic flyingfish: Cheilopogon ...
The Florida Constitution authorizes the commission to enact rules and regulations regarding the state's fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people. To do this, the seven Governor of Florida -appointed commissioners meet five times each year to hear staff reports, consider rule proposals, and conduct ...
The Port of Jacksonville (JAXPORT) is an international trade port on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. JAXPORT is the largest port by volume in Florida, and the 14th largest container port in the United States. [ 3 ]
An aerial photo of Jacksonville, Florida with the Trout River in the distance near the top of the picture.. Beginning in northwestern Jacksonville, in Duval County, the river starts out as a creek. 0.03 miles (0.048 km) east of the source, the river is crossed by U.S. 1. 0.4 miles (0.64 km) downstream, the creek passes through the subdivision of River Falls.
For the 2022-23 school year the state appropriated $195,768,743 to charter schools; $493,626 has already been designated for Jax Classical this year, a school that opened just three years ago.
The George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier is a Florida State Park, located on the Duval/Nassau county border of Amelia Island State Park, off A1A. The park is named for George Crady , a local Florida state representative and supporter of the Florida State Park system.