Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida.
Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida with a population of 821,784 residents (2010).
About Jacksonville
Jacksonville has a very mild climate and a business-friendly government, Jacksonville is a popular location for corporate expansions and relocations. The city is a leading distribution center, with a transportation network embracing port and air cargo facilities, rail and trucking routes.
To See And To Do In Jacksonville
Museum Of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Museum of Science and History
Riverside Historic Homes
Avondale Historic Houses
Shoppes of Avondale
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
The University of North Florida Gallery
Hemming Plaza
Castle Otttis
Jacksonville Jazz Festival
The Landing Shopping District
History Of Jacksonville
The first permanent settlement in Jacksonville was founded as Cowford in 1791. In the 1880s, Jacksonville became a popular winter resorts for rich and famous people. Visitors arrived by steamboat and by railroad and wintered at dozens of hotels and boarding houses. In 1886 and 1888 the yellow fever outbreaks which killed more than 400 people. On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by the largest ever urban fire in the Southeastern United States, which started when hot ash from a shantyhouse's chimney landed on the drying moss at Cleaveland's Fiber Factory. At half past noon most of the Cleaveland workers were at lunch, but by the time they returned the entire city block was engulfed in flames. The fire destroyed the business district and rendered 10,000 residents homeless in the course of eight hours.
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