Riverside in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 26, 2013
1. Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles Marker
Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Founder of St. Augustine
and
Adelantado of the Floridas
under Phillip II of Spain
voyaged up this river
seeking a waterway to Mexico
Erected 1931 by Jacksonville Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1565.
Location. 30° 18.689′ N, 81° 40.731′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Riverside. It is at the intersection of Riverside Avenue (State Road 211) and Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on Riverside Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville FL 32204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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: Birth of the Allman Brothers Band (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cheney/Cummer/Schneider House (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named United States Railroad Administration Locomotive (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Line of Intrenchments (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic King's Road British East Florida (approx. 1.2 miles away); Treaty Oak Conservation Project Dedication (approx.
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Other markers no longer nearby. United States Railroad Administration Locomotive (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); The St. Johns (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 26, 2013
2. Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles Marker at entrance to Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
