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Little Flower Parish and School

Little Flower Parish and School located in the Myrtle Grove area of West Pensacola, was founded in 1945 and 1946 respectively-- the latter by four Dominican Sisters from New York. Converted Old World War II barracks served as the original ...

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FDR Memorial

Dedicated on May 3, 1997, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial celebrates the profound legacy of courage, optimism and social conscience credited to the 32nd president of the United States. The memorial depicts Roosevelt's influence over twelve years of American history, ...

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Fort Rupert

Fort Rupert was the first trading post established by the Hudson Bay Company in North America.

Originally chartered in 1670 as the "Governor and Company of Adventurers of England" the company acted as the provisional government of most of colonial Canada ...

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Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church - Jacksonville

After the Civil War, several dozen freedmen formed the Society for Religious Worship and were formally recognized in 1866 as the Mount Zion AME Church. A 1901 fire destroyed their brick sanctuary which seated 1,500 worshippers. Within months the church ...

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Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Designed and built by Jacksonville's first black architect Richard L. Brown, this 1922 church reflects his eclectic style.

Built of concrete block, textured on the upper stories to simulate quarry stone, the church includes a large portico at the main ...

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Moncrief Cemetery District

Memorial, Sunset Memorial and Pinehurst Cemeteries were developed and managed by the Afro-American Life Insurance Company to provide burial options for blacks in segregated Jacksonville.

With over 6,000 graves, these three cemeteries along with the adjacent Mount Olive Cemetery, New ...

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George Pfeiffer-St. Michael's Cemetery

Born Johann Georg Pfeiffer (1829-1873)in Germany on August 2, George Pfeiffer immigrated to America in 1849.

George settled in Pensacola where he operated a number of very profitable mercantile ventures which included: a bakery, a ship chandlery, and a buggy ...

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Masonic Temple Most Worshipful Grand Lodge

Completed in 1916 by the Black Masons of Florida, this six-story red brick structure serves as headquarters of the Masons of the State of Florida Grand East and the focal point for the Jacksonville black community's commercial and fraternal events. ...

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Catherine Street Fire Station #3

Built in 1902 to replace a fire station destroyed by the Great Jacksonville Fire of May 3, 1901, the station was manned by black firemen for several years.

Originally located at 12 Catherine Street, the fire station was moved in ...

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B.F. Lee Theological Seminary Building at Edward Waters College

This three-story building was built in 1925-1927 to house the Theological Department of Edward Waters College (founded In 1905).

In 1914, the first graduating class included Henry Y. Tookes, who later became a bishop in Florida.

Information provided by Florida Division ...

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