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NOTE: See also the various time periods on the webpage Jax History by Time Period.  The web pages for these time periods may give info about military activities.  For example, World War I shipbuilding can be found in the heading Jax after the Fire (1901-1919)

NOTE: See also Boats, Ships, & Ferries  

• NAVY'S IMPACT ON JAX -- Florida Times-Union article about the Navy's influence on Northeast Florida over the years.  Article is entitled "Navy's Impact: Money, Art, Sports, Celebrities, Heroes," by Kevin Delaney.

• CECIL FIELD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Little Field Named after Fallen Friend," by Bill Foley.  Provides info about Cecil Field's history. 

• CECIL FIELD -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Aug. 20, 1947," by Bill Foley.  Provides some info about Cecil Field during the 1940s.  

• CECIL FIELD -- Florida Times-Union article from 1999 entitled "Cecil Field: A New Chapter."  Gives info about the future of Cecil Field. 

• CECIL FIELD -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Cecil's Military Look Is Slowly Changing," by Sandy Strickland.

• CECIL FIELD -- Info about history of NAS Jax.  From GlobalSecurity.com

• NAS JAX  -- Website called "History of Naval Air Station Jacksonville."

• NAS JAX -- History, from the NAS website.

• NAS JAX -- History, from the NAS website.

• NAS JAX -- Chronology of the history of NAS Jax.  From the NAS website.

• NAS JAX -- NAS Jax is "Looking for History." Webpage includes photo of dedication ceremony in 1940.

• NAS JAX -- Info & pictures about NAS Jax during the 1950s.  Provided by JacksonvilleStory.com.

• NAS JAX -- Florida Times-Union article entitled, "In 1940, naval base had its day in sun," by Bill Foley. Tells about origins of Jacksonville Naval Air Station in 1940.

• NAS JAX -- Florida Times-Union entitled "Shops near naval air station victims of progress," by Dan Scanlan.

• NAS JAX -- Info about history of NAS Jax.  From GlobalSecurity.com

• "OLD IRONSIDES" VISITS IN 1931 -- Florida Times-Union newspaper article entitled "Millennium Moment: Dec. 16, 1931," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the celebrated visit of the U.S. Frigate Constitution ("Old Ironsides") to Jacksonville in 1931. 

• SARATOGA (AIRCRAFT CARRIER) -- Info about the Saratoga, a US Navy aircraft carrier that was based in Mayport from 1956 until 1994.  Info furnished by the Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society.

• USS JACKSONVILLE (SUBMARINE) -- Web page is entitled "Jacksonville's History, Stats, and Stuff."

• PICTURES -- Lots of photos having to do with Florida's military history, including Fort Caroline, Castillo de Sand Marcos, the Civil War, & World War II. From the website "Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students & Teachers." 

• VETERANS WALL -- LISTS OF DEATH IN SERVICE -- First Coast News item entitled "Veterans Memorial Wall to Remain in Place," from February, 2002.  Tells about the Wall which lists all known Duval County residents who died in most wars.

• MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS -- Local Medal of Honor recipients, provided by the Florida Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

• 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.