JAX AFTER THE FIRE

OVERVIEW OF FLORIDA HISTORY

JAX INFO BY DATE

OVERVIEWS OF JAX & FLORIDA HISTORY

• OVERVIEW OF FLORIDA HISTORY -- Overview of Florida's history, from the Florida Heritage Collection.  Includes info about Florida during the early 1900s.

• OUTLINE OF FLORIDA HISTORY -- "The Floridians: A Social History of Florida." Includes info about Florida during the early 1900s.

• OVERVIEW OF JACKSONVILLE HISTORY -- Info about Jacksonville from 1901 through 1919 can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 229-276.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• JAX SKYLINE -- Info about the "Story of Jacksonville's Skyline" during the early 1900s (with photos)  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages pages 244-246.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• PANORAMIC VIEWS OF JAX -- Virtual reality shots of Jacksonville during the early 1900s. Show large, panoramic views of streets & skyline.  From the website "Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students & Teachers." 

• LIFE HISTORIES -- WPA Life Histories in Florida.  Include info about slavery, life during the latter 1800s, and life during the early 1900s.  Are composed of interviews conducted with older Americans during the 1930s.  Provided by the Library of Congress. 

• 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.

• MISC. INFO & PICTURES -- Miscelanious info & pictures about Jax history during this time period.  From JfacksonvilleStory.com.

JAX INFO BY DATE

• EARLY 1900s -- JAX RECOVERY FROM GREAT FIRE  -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Jacksonville Started Over from Scratch on May 4, 1901; From the Ashes Arose a Fresh-Faced City Almost Overnight," by Bill Foley.  

• EARLY 1900s -- RECOVERY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Strong Recovery followed Blaze," by Sharon Weightman.  

• EARLY 1900S -- RECOVERY & KLUTHO -- Arbus article entitled "A Skyline Reborn," by Jenne Allen.  Describes the rebuilding of Jacksonville after the Great Fire of 1901, with emphasis on Henry Klutho's contributions to local architecture.

• EARLY 1900s -- RECOVERY & KLUTHO -- Several Florida Times Union articles about the fire. Info is also provided about the city's rebuilding, including Klutho's contributions to local architecture.

• EARLY 1900s -- JAX'S GROWTH -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Tourism Leaves, But Prosperity Moves In," by Sharon Weightman.   

• EARLY 1900s -- BAY STREET'S HEYDAY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled,"''Bay Street Was a Center of Commerce," by Bill Foley. Tells about Bay Street's heyday during the late 1800s & early 1900s.

• 1901 - 1914 -- LIFE IN JAX -- Florida Times-Union article called "Ragtime Years," by Bill Foley.  Provides a taste of life in Jacksonville.

• EARLY 1900s -- LIFE IN JAX -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "As the 1900s Come to a Close, These Centenarians Can Say They Were There for It All," by Nicole Ostrow.  Provides interviews with senior citizens about life in Jax during the early 1900s.  NOTE: When you get to the web page, be sure to also see the links for additional interviews. 

• EARLY 1900s -- PROHIBITION -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: May 14, 1918," by  Bill Foley.  Tells about the beginning of prohibition in Jacksonville in the early 1900s.

• EARLY 1900s -- HISTORIC PHOTOS FROM LEAH MARY COX -- An interesting website that advertises the fascinating book, Jacksonville Greets the 20th Century: The Pictorial Legacy of Leah Mary Cox, by Ann Hyman.  Included in the website are some of the Ms. Cox's historic images taken in the River City.

• EARLY 1900s -- NAPOLEON BONAPARTE BROWARD -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: January 3, 1905," by Bill Foley.  Tells about Napoleon Broward, a Duval County man who was influential in Florida politics during the late 1800s & early 1900s.

• EARLY 1900s -- ALLIGATORS IN JAX -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Jacksonville History Ripe with Tales of Roaming Reptiles," by Bill Foley.  Gives info about gator sightings, gator roundups, gator farms, prominent local gators, and the sale of gators & gator products.

• EARLY 1900s -- "BIG JOE" THE GATOR -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium moment: Sept. 5, 1919," by  Bill Foley.  Tells about a well-known Jacksonville alligator named "Big Joe."  The gator lived during the early 1900s.

• EARLY 1900s -- "BIG JOE" -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: Dec. 24, 1907," by Bill Foley. Tells about Big Joe, the gator.

• EARLY 1900s -- "OLD JOE" THE GATOR -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Old Joe May Still Be Around," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the alligator Old Joe, who resided in Jacksonville during the early 1900s.

• 1902 ELECTION -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Balloting Wasn't so Boring Back Then," by Bill Foley. Tells about a 1902 Jacksonville election that pitted the Stockton brothers against each other.

• 1907 -- DIXIELAND PARK JAGUARS -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Dec. 24, 1907,"  by Bill Foley.  Tells how Dixieland Park acquired four jaguar cats in 1907.  BACKGROUND INFO: Dixieland Park was located on the South Bank of the St. Johns River, in the vicinity of today's Hilton Hotel.  

• 1909 -- FIRE & TRAIN WRECK -- Interesting Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: February 27, 1909," by Bill Foley.  Tells about a fire & a train wreck in Jacksonville in 1909. 

• 1910 -- COMET -- Florida Times-Union article entitled,"3-Tailed Comet, End of an Era Amazed, Scared 1910 Crowd," by Bill Foley. Tells about

• 1909 -- TRAIN COLLISION AT OSTRICH FARM -- Brief Florida Times-Union article called "The Great Train Collision," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the staging of a train collision at a local ostrich farm in 1909.

• 1912 -- OSTRICH FARM -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: January 6, 1912," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the opening of an ostrich farm in 1912.

• 1914 -- TRAINED CANINE -- Florida Times-Union article entitled Millennium Moment: Dec. 17, 1914," by Bill Foley.  Tells about "Buster," a trained dog that appeared in a local theater in 1914.  

• 1914 -- INDUSTRIALIZATION -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "The Asco Fiasco: We Almost Became Pittsburgh of the South," by Bill Foley. Tells about a proposed construction of an industrial town near Jacksonville in 1914.

• 1915 -- MYSTERY LADY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Woman of mystery had a city guessing," by Bill Foley. Tells about a strange Jax mystery in 1915.

• 1916 -- GOVERNMENT REFORM -- Florida Times-Union article called " Millennium Moment: June 16, 1914," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the attempts at reforming Jacksonville's city government in 1914.

• 1916 -- SPRINGFIELD PARK ZOO -- Florida Times-Union entitled "Millennium Moment: Dec. 23, 1916," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the flooding of a zoo in Springfield Park, Jacksonville, in 1916.  

• 1917 - 1919 -- WORLD WAR I SHORTAGES -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Aug. 23, 1918," by Charlie Patton.  Tell about shortages on the Jacksonville home front during World War I.

• 1917 - 1919 -- WORLD WAR I TOYS -- Florida Times-Union article called "A Toy Story Too Violent for Some," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the impact of World War I on toys in Jacksonville in 1914.  

• 1917 - 1919 -- JAX DURING WORLD WAR I -- Info about Jacksonville during World War I (civilian life, Camp Johnston, a list of the war dead, military ships built in Jax, etc.)  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages pages 254-272.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• 1917-1919 -- JAX DURING WWI -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "Grand Old Flag Freed by a Lad," by Bill Foley. Tells about Jacksonville during World War I.

• 1917 - 1919 -- WWI SHIPBUILDING -- Info about ships built in Jacksonville during World War I can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages pages 260-262.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• 1917 - 1910 -- WORLD WAR I SHIP PRODUCTION -- Article entitled "Concrete Ships," by Edward Mueller.  Provided online by the Jacksonville Maritime Society.  BACKGROUND:  During World War I, there were attempts to construct ships made of concrete.

• FORT GEORGE ISLAND BATTERY -- Webpage entitled "American Forts East."  Provides brief info & some links in regard to many forts that have been in Florida.  Includes the Jacksonville area forts of Fort George Island Battery (World War I) , St. Johns Bluff Battery (Spanish-American war), Mayport Battery (World War II), Camp Atlantic Beach (World War II), Fort Steele (Civil War),  Fort Caroline (French), Fort San Diego (Spanish), Fort San Nicholas (Spanish), and Yellow Bluff Fort (Civil War).

• 1919 -- WORLD WAR I ENDS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: May 14, 1918,"  by Bill Foley.  Tells about Jacksonville's celebration at the conclusion of World War I.  

• 1919 -- "CHIC ACOSTA" & A POLITICAL SCANDAL -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millennium Moment: March 22, 1919," by Bill Foley.   Tells about a political scandal involving a prominent Jacksonville resident, "Chic" Acosta.