Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr.

Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., known to his family and friends as Jack, dedicated his life to public service, from his career as a naval aviator to his time as a civic and community leader. A native of Ashland, Pennsylvania, ...

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is the oldest surviving structure in Palm Beach County. Designed by Lieutenant George Gordon Meade, who would later command the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg, it was completed and lit on July 10, 1860, ...

Fort Jefferson

Construction on the Gibraltar of the Gulf, Fort Jefferson, began in 1846 at the western end of the Florida Keys to protect the Florida Straits. The largest of all masonry forts in the Western Hemisphere, construction on the fort continued ...

Old City Cemetery - Jacksonville

This cemetery contains the remains of approximately 220 Confederate veterans, including Brigadier General Joseph Finegan who commanded Confederate forces at the Battle of Olustee and later commanded the Florida Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia; and Captain Francis P. ...

Jacksonville Historical Society Archives

Incorporated in 1929, the Jacksonville Historical Society's purpose is to foster and promote appreciation of the history of Jacksonville and northeast Florida. To this end, the society promotes the collection, preservation and presentation of materials pertaining to the area's history. ...

Confederate Monument - Jacksonville

Located in Hemming Plaza, the monument was erected in 1898 and paid for by Charles C. Hemming, a wealthy banker and Confederate veteran. Hemming had joined the Jacksonville Light Infantry in 1861, fought in the western theater, and was captured ...

St. Johns Bluff

In early September 1862, Confederate Brigadier General Joseph Finegan ordered the construction of an artillery battery at St. Johns Bluff, downriver from Jacksonville. The Federals quickly learned of the Confederate presence and their gunboats engaged in several artillery duels with ...

St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery

Established in 1840, this cemetery is the burial place for many of Leon County's most prominentfamilies. Among those buried here is Theodore W. Brevard, who raised a Partisan Ranger Battalion at the beginning of the war that became part of ...

Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile Railroad Company Freight Depot

Constructed in c.1858, a second story was added to the building by 1885. This depot was one of the stations on the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad and a center for trade and transportation in Leon County, including the transport of ...

Dickison and His Men-Jefferson Davis's Baggage

John Jackson Dickison (1816-1902), Florida's famous Civil War guerrilla leader, bivouacked at Camp Baker, south of here, during the closing weeks of the conflict. Dickison and his men became legendary figures. As Company H, Second Florida Cavalry, they

engaged in skirmishes, ...