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Jacksonville becomes seat of newly formed Duval County. [1] 1832 Town incorporated. [4] [3] William J. Mills becomes mayor. [1] 1838 - Bethel Baptist Church established. [5] 1845 - Florida becomes part of the United States. 1846 - October 12: Gale. [6] 1857 - City Park created. 1858 - Florida, Atlantic & Gulf Central Railroad begins operating. [7]
In June 1941, land in the westernmost side of Duval County was earmarked for a second naval air facility. This became NAS Cecil Field, which during the Cold War was designated a Master Jet Base, the only one in the South. RF-8 Crusaders out of Cecil Field detected missiles in Cuba, precipitating the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1993, the Navy ...
Records mainly covering the British Isles Trackuback Online context based genealogy visualization including cultural timeline and old maps WeRelate: Genealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by Allen County Public Library and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy: GEDmatch
In the United States, vital records are typically maintained at both the county [1] and state levels. [2] In the United Kingdom and numerous other countries vital records are recorded in the civil registry. In the United States, vital records are public and in most cases can be viewed by anyone in person at the governmental authority. [3]
The Neville Public Museum’s archaeologist at the time, James Quinn, would date the iron casket, a Fisk Metallic Burial Case, and the woman’s remains in it back to the early 1850s. It was the ...
The survey of the first section of Jacksonville was conducted in June 1822 under the supervision of Chaires and two other commissioners. Duval County was created out of St. Johns County on August 12, 1822, and Jacksonville was soon designated the county seat of Duval County. John Brady transferred a lot in trust to Chaires and Francis Ross as ...
Location of Duval County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Duval County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
5 1800–1842. Toggle 1800–1842 subsection ... Jacksonville becomes a consolidated city-county with Duval County. ... listed in the Guinness Book of World Records ...