Urban Core in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Duval County's First Court

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 10, 2016

1. Duval County's First Court Marker

Inscription. Duval County, established August 12, 1822, and named for William Pope DuVal, Florida's first civil governor, held its first court on December 1, 1823. Some 200 settlers gathered at the corner of Market and Forsyth Sts. to watch the session presided over by Judge Joseph Lee Smith. Construction of the first court house began two years later on the northeast corner of this intersection.

Erected 1967 by Jacksonville Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-150.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is December 1, 1823.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 30° 19.502′ N, 81° 39.182′ W. Marker was in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It was in Urban Core. It was at the intersection of East Bay Street and South Liberty Street, on the right when traveling east on East Bay Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 330 E Bay St, Jacksonville FL 32202, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker

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is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in Florida’s First Coast.

It was also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (here, next to this marker); Duval County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plaza Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Jacksonville Free Public Library (approx. ¼ mile away); "The Great Endurance Run" (approx. ¼ mile away); Seminole War Blockhouse Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Florida Pharmacy Association (approx. 0.3 miles away); Immaculate Conception Church - 1907 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Other

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 10, 2016

2. Duval County's First Court Marker

With Site of Cow Ford marker next to it.

markers no longer nearby. Site of Cow Ford (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Duval County Vietnam Memorial and Veterans Eternal Flame (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Beginning (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Because of the abandoned nature of the courthouse that this marker is in front of, it is highly possible that this marker as well as the marker next to this one and one at the Annex will be moved at some point.

With the demolition of the courthouse this marker disappeared.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.