Arlington Hills in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Historic Gilmore Community
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
1. Historic Gilmore Community Marker
The community of Gilmore is a beautiful wooded area facing Mill Cove on the St. Johns River and extending south of Merrill Road. Indian mounds in the area give evidence that during prehistoric times the land was home to Native American Indians who set up permanent village sites and relied on the abundant fish and game of the area for subsistence.
In 1885, long after the last Indians had left, Irish immigrant Archibald Gilmore homesteaded 80 acres of land which lay on both sides of Merrill Road. His original home was located in what would now be 93/9400 block of Ft. Caroline Road. The Jacksonville, Mayport and Pablo Railroad, which formally opened in 1888, crossed Archibalds property and stopped in Gilmore. Gilmore also had its own post office, believed to have been located in the riverfront home of Dr. A.T. Cuzner, from December, 1887 until June 1916. Dr. Cuzners practice, one of the few medical practices in the area at that time, was also operated from his home. Children of the community were first tutored in the Gilmore family home. Around 1890 a schoolhouse was built in the same location of the present-day Don
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The Gilmore family platted two subdivisions on land they had homesteaded in 1914 and 1925. The road that separated these subdivisions was named Gilmore Heights Road and connected the Gilmore community to Atlantic Boulevard . The Gilmore Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in June, 1922 on land donated by the Gilmore family and is still an active church today. Always a community of fisherman, several families operated fish camps along the river.
The Gilmore-Cameron Cemetery, located on the eastern edge of the community, is the final resting place for many of the early settlers. Descendents of the Gilmore and other families from the early days are still well represented in the area today.
Erected 2009 by Old Arlington Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 30° 21.889′ N, 81° 33.402′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Arlington Hills. It is at the intersection of Fort Caroline
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
2. Historic Gilmore Community Marker
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Newcastle Plantation (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cosmo Landmarks (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Community of Cosmo (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ethel Deloris Demps (1944-2017) (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Gullah Geechee People (approx. 2.3 miles away); Traumatic Brain Injury (approx. 2.4 miles away); Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (approx. 2.4 miles away); Chemical Warfare (approx.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
3. Photo Insert Top Left: View along the Gilmore Road
ca. 1923 F.W. Bruce Collection
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 19, 2020
4. Photo Insert Top Right: Gilmore Homestead, 1878
Old Arlington Inc Collection
Photographed by Leona Kane, circa 1800
5. Historic Gilmore Community Marker
I have been going through some old letters, photos of our family (generations ago) and the Gilmores and Dallas were a connection. Delighted to add this photo to your page, I have others as well.
Would be wonderful to connect with family.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,743 times since then and 235 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 5. submitted on March 25, 2024, by Leona Kane of Limavady Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
