Timeline of Jacksonville, Florida
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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| Historical Periods | |
| Pre-history | until 1497 |
| Spanish Rule | 1513–1763 |
| British Rule | 1763–1783 |
| Spanish Rule | 1783–1821 |
| U.S. Territorial Period | 1822–1845 |
| Statehood | 1845–present |
| Major Events | |
| American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 |
| War of 1812 | 1811–1814 |
| First Seminole War | 1817–1818 |
| Capitol moved to Tallahassee | 1824 |
| Second Seminole War | 1835–1842 |
| Constitutional convention | 1838 |
| Third Seminole War | 1855–1858 |
| Ordinance of Secession | 1861 |
| Civil War | 1861–1865 |
| 3rd Constitution | 1865 |
| Reconstruction | 1865–1868 |
| 4th Constitution | 1868 |
| 5th Constitution | 1885 |
| Great Migration | 1910–1930 |
| Land Boom | 1925–1929 |
| 6th Constitution | 1968 |
| Gore v. Harris 2000 Presidential Election | 2000 |
- 1564 - French Fort Caroline established by René Goulaine de Laudonnière.
- 1565 - Spanish forces take Fort Caroline.
- 1822
- Settlement named "Jacksonville" to honor Andrew Jackson.[1]
- Town grid laid out.[2]
- 1832 - William J. Mills becomes mayor.
- 1833 - Town incorporated.[2]
- 1838 - Bethel Baptist Church established.
- 1845 - Florida becomes part of the United States.
- 1846 - October 12: Gale.[3]
- 1857 - City Park created.
- 1858 - Florida, Atlantic & Gulf Central Railroad begins operating.[4]
- 1862 - Town occupied by Union forces.
- 1869 - St. James Hotel built.[5]
- 1872 - Cookman Institute established.[2]
- 1873 - Florida Circulating Library active.[6]
- 1875 - Windsor Hotel built.[7]
- 1878 - Library and Literary Association formed.
- 1881 - Florida Daily Times begins publication.[8]
- 1882 - Florida Baptist Academy established.
- 1884 - Board of Trade organized.[9]
- 1886 - Boylan Industrial Home and school established.[10]
- 1887 - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church built.
- 1888
- Subtropical Exposition held.
- Yellow fever epidemic.[2]
- 1890 - Population: 17,201.[2]
- 1892 - Edward Waters College named.[11]
- 1897 - Woman's Club founded.[12]
20th century
- 1901
- May 3: Great Fire of 1901
- Brewster Hospital built.
- Continental Hotel opens.[12]
- 1903
- 1904
- Lincoln Park opens.[12]
- First Baptist Church built.
- 1905
- Jacksonville Free Public Library opens.
- Protestant Union Revival held.[12]
- 1907
- 1909 - YMCA building constructed.[12]
- 1910
- Atlantic Boulevard laid out.
- Population: 57,699.[2]
- 1912 - St. James Building constructed.
- 1917 - John W. Martin becomes mayor.
- 1923 - John T. Alsop becomes mayor.
- 1926 - Carling Hotel opens.
- 1927 - Florida Theatre and 5 Points Theatre built.[13]
- 1928 - Gator Bowl Stadium built.
- 1929 - Jacksonville Historical Society founded.
- 1934 - Jacksonville Junior College established.
- 1938 - Theatre Jacksonville built.[13]
- 1946 - Gator Bowl begins.
- 1947 - Hanna Park created.
- 1949 - W. Haydon Burns becomes mayor.
- 1953 - Mathews Bridge opens.
- 1955 - Jacksonville Expressway Authority established.
- 1960 - August - Ax Handle Saturday
- 1963 - December- Hotel Roosevelt fire
- 1964 - Hurricane Dora
- 1968
- Consolidation of city and Duval County governments.
- Hans Tanzler becomes mayor.
- 1979 - Jake Godbold becomes mayor.
- 1980 - Population: 540,920.[14]
- 1984 - Jacksonville Bulls football team formed.
- 1993 - Corrine Brown becomes Florida's 3rd congressional district representative.[15]
- 1995
- Jacksonville Jaguars football team formed.
- Jacksonville Municipal Stadium opens.
- John Delaney becomes mayor.[16]
21st century
- 2001 - Ander Crenshaw becomes Florida's 4th congressional district representative.[15]
- 2003 - John Peyton becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 821,784.
- 2011 - Alvin Brown becomes mayor.[17]
See also
- History of Jacksonville, Florida
- List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida
- Timeline of Miami
- Timeline of Orlando, Florida
- Timeline of Tampa, Florida
References
- ↑ James Wood Davidson (1889), The Floria of To-day: A Guide for Tourists and Settlers, D. Appleton and company, OCLC 1535118
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Jacksonville", The Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1910, OCLC 14782424
- ↑ Thomas Frederick Davis (1911), History of Early Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville: The H. & W. B. Drew Company, OCLC 1534543
- ↑ Paul E. Fenlon (Oct 1953). "The Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad: The Railroad in Jacksonville". Florida Historical Quarterly 32. JSTOR 30138953.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Jacksonville", Florida; a guide to the southernmost state
- ↑ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ Varnum (1885). Jacksonville, Florida: a descriptive and statistical report. Jacksonville Board of Trade.
- ↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ Jacksonville and Florida Facts; prepared for the Jacksonville Board of Trade, Jacksonville: H. & W. B. Drew Company, 1906, OCLC 1540641
- ↑ Woman's home missions (Cincinnati: Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church). Aug 1920. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Nancy C. Curtis (1996), Black Heritage Sites, Chicago: American Library Association, ISBN 0838906435, 0838906435
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 James B. Crooks (April 1984). "Changing Face of Jacksonville, Florida: 1900-1910". Florida Historical Quarterly 62. JSTOR 30146594.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau (1984), County and City Data Book, 1983, Statistical Abstract, Washington DC, OL 14997563M
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Michael Barone; Chuck McCutcheon (2011). Almanac of American Politics 2012. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. ISBN 978-0-226-03807-0.
- ↑ "Office of the Mayor". City of Jacksonville. Archived from the original on February 2, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
Further reading
- Published in the 19th century
- Edward H. Hall (1873), "Jacksonville", Appletons' Hand-book of American Travel: the Southern Tour, New York: D. Appleton & Co
- John L. Edwards (1881), "Jacksonville", Edwards' guide to East Florida, Jacksonville, Fla: Ashmead Bros.
- Joseph W. White (1890), "City of Jacksonville", White's guide to Florida, Jacksonville, Fla: Dacosta
- "Jacksonville", Rand, McNally & Co.'s handy guide to the southeastern states, Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Co., 1899
- Published in the 20th century
- Jacksonville: A city with a sky line and a water front and the spirit that does things, Jacksonville: Arnold Printing Co., 1913, OCLC 1813903
- "Jacksonville". Automobile Blue Book 6. USA. 1920. Map
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Jacksonville", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jacksonville, Florida. |
- "Jacksonville Timeline". Jacksonville Public Library.
- "Florida Collection". Special Collections. Jacksonville Public Library.. City Directories
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Jacksonville, Florida, various dates