Fernandina Beach in Nassau County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Representative George A. Crady

Floridian, Friend, Citizen, Legislator, and Fisherman

Photographed by Diane Murphy, October 28, 2024

1. Representative George A. Crady Marker

Inscription. Rep. George Crady was born in Miami in 1931, the third of five children born to Syrian immigrants. He grew up in Jacksonville, graduated from Duke University, and served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot before relocating his family back to Jacksonville in 1957. An avid fisherman, he owned a bait and tackle shop in Northside. He and his wife Virginia raised their six daughters in Yulee where they become active citizens in the community. George was the volunteer rescue chief, chairman and cofounder of the Council on Aging in Nassau County, chairman of the county school advisory council, and Lion's Club VP. He served in the Florida House of representatives from 1977 until 2000 when he had to step down because of term limits. Dedicated to serving all his constituents, Rep. Crady sponsored bills focused on issues impacting his district including public schools, correctional officers, and funding State Parks. He was selected as House Parliamentarian from 1988-2000 because of his extensive knowledge of the rules.

In 1998 Rep. Crady sponsored a bill to save the old Nassau Sound Bridge from demolition and convert it into a fishing

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pier. The State Legislature named the pier after Rep. Crady in 2003 to honor his outstanding service to his State, District, and Community. This pier is now a Florida State Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.

Location. 30° 31.339′ N, 81° 26.728′ W. Marker is in Fernandina Beach, Florida, in Nassau County. It can be reached from 1st Coast Hwy (Florida Route A1A) 0.9 miles south of Sanctuary Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1999 1st Coast Hwy, Fernandina Beach FL 32034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast,

in Greater Jacksonville,

and on the Sea Islands.

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

George A. Crady image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikimedia Commons, 1978

2. George A. Crady

Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sawpit Bluff Plantation (approx. 2.1 miles away); Burney Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); American Beach at the Crossroads (approx. 3½ miles away); A Dune System Called "NaNa" (approx. 3½ miles away); Evans’ Rendezvous (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Evans' Rendezvous (approx. 3½ miles away); Franklintown Chapel (approx. 3½ miles away); Historic American Beach (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Also see . . . George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park. Florida State Parks (Submitted on October 29, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 28, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. 2. submitted on October 29, 2024. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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