Northside in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Flame of Freedom
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
1. Flame of Freedom Marker
This Flame of Freedom is dedicated to all Veterans who so valiantly served in the Armed Forces of this great nation to preserve freedom.
(Supplemental Plaque)
This Flame of Freedom was originally located outside the Duval County Courthouse at the southeast corner of East Bay and Newnan Streets in Downtown Jacksonville.
In 2012 a new courthouse was completed and occupied at another location. With the future use of the Old Courthouse property uncertain, City Fathers decided that a permanent home was desirable for the Flame.
Given that Evergreen Cemetery is the final resting place of Veterans of all branches of the United States Military, five Florida Governors and Ten Jacksonville Mayors, Evergreen's Trustees proposed to the city that the Flame's new home be Evergreen. Here, Evergreen's perpetual care trust fund, the largest in the State, would allow for continuing care of the memorial.
With the support of the City of Jacksonville, Office of the Mayor, City Council and the Duval County American Legion Posts, Evergreen Cemetery, in conjunction with TECO - Peoples Gas, completed the relocation in June of 2014. Evergreen and TECO continue to work together to maintain this memorial that honors all of our Armed Service branches and all those who served.
Topics. This memorial is listed
this page online
Location. 30° 21.952′ N, 81° 39.13′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Northside. It can be reached from the intersection of North Main Street and Winona Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4535 N Main St, Jacksonville FL 32206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: USS Frank E. Evans DD754 Memorial (here, next to this marker); US Marines and Navy Corpsman Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Beirut Memorial (a few steps from this marker); George Washington Tulip Poplar (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bowman Cook and John Morine (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Torpedo Boat David (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry John Klutho (approx. 1.3 miles away); Brewster Hospital (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Joseph E. Lee (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Original location on the grounds of the Duval County Courthouse.
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
2. Flame of Freedom Marker
Supplemental plaque about the move.
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
3. Flame of Freedom Marker
Photographed by Dave W, January 21, 2024
4. Flame of Freedom Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2024, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
