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

History of Florida
The seal of Florida reflects the state's Native American ancestry
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
Timeline

• 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]
• 1893 - Streetcars began operating.
• 1897 - Woman's Club founded.^[12]

20th century

• 1901
  • May 3: Great Fire of 1901
  • Brewster Hospital built.
  • Continental Hotel opens.^[12]
• 1903
  • Mason Park opens.^[12]
  • Florida Automobile Association organized.^[12]
• 1904
  • Lincoln Park opens.^[12]
  • First Baptist Church built.
• 1905
  • Jacksonville Free Public Library opens.
  • Protestant Union Revival held.^[12]
• 1907
  • Manhattan Beach opens.^[12]
  • Dixieland Amusement Park opens in South Jacksonville.^[12]
  • South Jacksonville chartered as a city.^[12]
• 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.
• 1989 - The Jacksonville Skyway begins operating^[15]
• 1990 - Population: 635,230.^[16]
• 1993 - Corrine Brown becomes Florida's 3rd congressional district representative.^[17]
• 1995
  • Jacksonville Jaguars football team formed.
  • Jacksonville Municipal Stadium opens.
  • John Delaney becomes mayor.^[18]
• 1998 - City website online (approximate date).^[19][20]

21st century

• 2000 - Population: 735,617.^[21]
• 2001 - Ander Crenshaw becomes Florida's 4th congressional district representative.^[17]
• 2003 - John Peyton becomes mayor.
• 2010 - Population: 821,784.
• 2011 - Alvin Brown becomes mayor.^[22]
• 2015 - Lenny Curry becomes mayor.

See also

• History of Jacksonville, Florida
• List of mayors of Jacksonville, Florida
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Duval County, Florida

Other cities in Florida

• Timeline of Miami
• Timeline of Orlando, Florida
• Timeline of Tampa, Florida
• Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida

References

1. James Wood Davidson (1889), Florida of To-day: A Guide for Tourists and Settlers, D. Appleton and company, OCLC 1535118
2. Britannica 1910.
3. Davis 1911.
4. Fenlon 1953.
5. Federal Writers' Project 1939.
6. Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
7. Varnum 1885.
8. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
9. Board of Trade 1906.
10. Woman's home missions, Cincinnati: Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Aug 1920
11. Nancy C. Curtis (1996), Black Heritage Sites, Chicago: American Library Association, ISBN 0838906435, 0838906435
12. Crooks 1984.
13. "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
14. United States Census Bureau (1984), County and City Data Book, 1983, Statistical Abstract, Washington DC, OL 14997563M
15. Bell, Jon (December 1, 2007). "Jacksonville, Florida: The Skyway". www.jtbell.net. Jon Bell. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
16. Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
17. Michael Barone; Chuck McCutcheon (2011). Almanac of American Politics 2012. Washington, D.C.: National Journal Group. ISBN 978-0-226-03807-0.
18. "Office of the Mayor". City of Jacksonville. Archived from the original on February 2, 2003.
19. "Welcome to Jacksonville's Virtual City Hall!". Archived from the original on December 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
20. "Jacksonville hopes city's new website moves services online", Jacksonville.com (Florida Times-Union), December 28, 2010
21. U.S. Census Bureau, "Mini-Historical Statistics: Population of the Largest 75 Cities: 1900 to 2000" (PDF), Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003
22. "Meet the Mayors". Washington, DC: United States Conference of Mayors. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

Bibliography

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.
• Varnum (1885). Jacksonville, Florida: a descriptive and statistical report. Jacksonville Board of Trade.
• 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 and Florida Facts; prepared for the Jacksonville Board of Trade, Jacksonville: H. & W. B. Drew Company, 1906, OCLC 1540641
• "Jacksonville", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Thomas Frederick Davis (1911), History of Early Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville: The H. & W. B. Drew Company, OCLC 1534543
• 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
• Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Jacksonville", Florida; a Guide to the Southernmost State
• Paul E. Fenlon (October 1953). "The Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad: The Railroad in Jacksonville". Florida Historical Quarterly 32. JSTOR 30138953.
• Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Jacksonville", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
• James B. Crooks (April 1984). "Changing Face of Jacksonville, Florida: 1900-1910". Florida Historical Quarterly 62. JSTOR 30146594.

External links

• "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