AMERICAN REVOLUTION

OVERVIEWS OF FLORIDA DURING REV.

BATTLE OF THOMAS CREEK 

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

OVERVIEWS OF FLORIDA DURING REV.

• OVERVIEW -- REV WAR FLORIDA -- "The Floridians: A Social History."  Offers info about the Revolutionary War in the section "Florida of the British."

• OVERVIEW -- REV WAR FLORIDA -- Overview of Florida's history, from the Florida Heritage Collection.  See the section "British Florida."  

• OVERVIEW -- REV WAR FLORIDA -- Details about Revolutionary War events in Florida.  From the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

• OVERVIEW -- EAST FLA DURING REV -- Web page entitled "The American Revolution in Georgia: Problems in East Florida."

• FLORIDA HERITAGE COLLECTION -- Info about the subjects on this webpage may be available at the the marvelous "Florida Heritage Collection." This website gives full-text, online copies of hundreds of Florida books.  NOTE: When you get to the website, you can search in different ways.  These searches include by "Florida Themes" or by "Florida History Timeline."  You can also search by "Florida County" and by "Keywords."  With keyword searching, just type in "Jacksonville," "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE:  Many of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. However, Jacksonville info can often be found in books about Florida in general. Many of theses books are at the Florida Heritage Collection website.

BATTLE OF THOMAS CREEK

• BATTLE OF THOMAS CREEK -- Info from a website entitled "Discovering Jacksonville and the Surrounding Area: Historical Tours." BACKGROUND INFO:  Taking place in 1777, the Battle of Thomas Creek resulted in a British victory against the Americans.  Thomas Creek proved to be the only Revolutionary War battle fought in present-day Duval County.  

• THOMAS CREEK PRESERVATION -- Florida Times-Union article called "Preserving Part of 'Paradise'," by Chris Scribner.  Tells about the preservation of Thomas Creek, which is about 22 miles north of downtown Jacksonville.  BACKGROUND INFO: Thomas Creek was the site of the southernmost battlefield during the American Revolution.

• THOMAS CREEK PRESERVATION -- Info about the Battle of Thomas Creek, fought in present day Duval County during the American Revolution.  Provide by the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

• THOMAS CREEK PRESERVATION -- Info about the Battle of Thomas Creek, from the National Park Service.

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS

• RATTLESNAKE (SHIP) -- Info about the privateer Rattlesnake, and a photo of a model of it.  From HistoricShips.com. BACKGROUND INFO:  This American ship saw action off the North Florida coast during the Revolutionary War.  

• RATTLESNAKE (SHIP) -- Info about the privateer, and a picture of its wonderful replica.  From the "ST International Online Magazine."

• RATTLESNAKE (SHIP) -- Picture of the ship's replica.  From a website called "The Pirates!"

• SPAIN & THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Remembering Spain: Spanish Had Role in U.S. Revolution," by Jackie Rooney.  Tells about Ponte Vedra Beach resident Teresa de Balmesada Milam, who is keeping alive the memory of Spain's involvement in the American Revolution.

• SOLDIERS' PENSIONS -- A list of Revolutionary soldiers who collected pensions in Florida.

• SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION -- Homepage for the Jacksonville chapter.