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 . . . — — Map (db m239891) HM WM
Descendant of the Original Tree at Mount Vernon Dedicated to the Men and Women of the United States Marine Corps Past, Present and Future — — Map (db m239849) HM WM
Jacksonville National Cemetery
Dedicated to the memory of
All the Patriotic Men and Women
Who Answered Their Country’s Call to Service
George W. Bush
President of the United States
James B. Peake . . . — — Map (db m143138) WM
We honor those who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a pwople they never met.
(Korean text not transcribed) — — Map (db m239847) WM
Marine Corps League Jacksonville Detachment 059 Dedicates this monument to all Marines - FMF Corpsmen - FMF Chaplains Past - Present - Future "Leatherneck Legacy" Semper Fidelis — — Map (db m239844) WM
In Honor Of
Marines and Navy FMF Corpsmen
Uncommon Valor is still a common Virtue
Semper Fidelis
Jacksonville
Semper Fidelis Society
November 10, 2012 — — Map (db m143147) WM
Navy Seabees
With Willing Hearts and Skillful Hands, the Difficult We do at Once,
The Impossible Takes a Bit Longer
Seabees Can Do
We Build We Fight — — Map (db m143148) WM
Side 1
Sawpit Bluff Plantation, located on Black Hammock Island, was built in the 1750s by Edmund Gray. The plantation was named for the sawpit excavated to accommodate the up and down motion of a vertical saw blade. The plantation house . . . — — Map (db m92973) HM
Sky Soldiers
The Florida Chapter Dedicates
This memorial To The Sky Soldiers
Of The 173rd Airborne Brigade
Who Served With Honor — — Map (db m143151) WM
AMVETS Of Nassau County Post 2007
And
AMVETS National Service Foundation
AMVETS Department Of Florida Service Foundation
Dedicated This Carillon As A Living Memorial
To America’s Veterans Who Served Their Country
Honorably For . . . — — Map (db m143142) WM
In 1562, when France was being torn by religious strife, Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral of France, sent two vessels to the New World in search of a refuge for the oppressed Huguenots. Leading the expedition was the Huguenot explorer, Jean Ribaut, who . . . — — Map (db m33486) HM
In Honor Of Those Who Gave The
Ultimate Sacrifice In Service To
The United States Of America And
The Families They Left Behind.
The Sacrifice Will Not Be Forgotten. — — Map (db m143140) WM
To the memory of all sailors who served aboard the Destroyer USS Frank E. Evans DD754 May we never forget the ship The crews who proudly sailed Her and those who paid the ultimate price while serving their country {Back} Some . . . — — Map (db m239889) HM WM
A Confederate earthworks designed and located by General Robert E. Lee as one of a series of forts for the defense of the Saint Johns River. This fort was occupied by both Confederate and Union forces during the course of the war and is today in its . . . — — Map (db m33458) HM
Welcome to
Murray Hill
Established 1906
A Centennial Community
MHPA
Murray Hill Preservation Association
Established in 1906, Murray Hill was developed after the Great Fire of 1901 devastated the downtown . . . — — Map (db m148762) HM
On March 23, 1969, an interracial group of Southern musicians held a jam session in the front room of this house, known as the "Gray House." The jam went so well that veteran Muscle Shoals session guitarist Duane Allman barred the doorway and . . . — — Map (db m131320) HM
Built in 1870 for Edward M. Cheney, editor and publisher of the Florida Times Union, it occupied a site near present-day Cummer Gallery of Art. Lumberman Wellington W. Cummer built a large house adjacent to the Cheney property in 1898, at which time . . . — — Map (db m209650) HM
September 1565
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 — — Map (db m93403) HM
San Jose Estates
Administration Building
Built 1925
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m138035) HM
With the opening of the St. John's River Bridge in 1921, South Jacksonville became attractive to developers during the Florida land boom. In 1925, Jacksonville real estate developer Telfair Stockton began work on San Marco, an 80-acre . . . — — Map (db m93303) HM
Jacksonville’s Great Fire of May 3, 1901, destroyed a large a large part of the city and left nearly 10,000 people homeless. Numerous residents of the city relocated to other areas, including to the then-remote area of South Jacksonville, across the . . . — — Map (db m138016) HM
Villa Alexandria, built in the 1870s as the winter home of Alexander and Martha Mitchell of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, once stood near here. Martha Mitchell's brother, Harrison Reed, served as Florida Governor from 1868-73 and lived nearby on the south . . . — — Map (db m93119) HM
Constructed in c. 1887, the Old Philips Congregational Church is one of the few remaining structures dating from the old Philips Community. Later erased by twentieth century sub-divisions, this rural 19th century community was named after Albert . . . — — Map (db m59098) HM
Dating back to the 1840's, the Philips-Craig Swamp Cemetery was a community burial ground for the old Philips settlement originally located along both sides of Old Kings Road (St. Augustine Road). Later erased by twentieth century subdivisions, this . . . — — Map (db m59099) HM
Mayo Clinic extends profound gratitude to Daniel L. and Patricia C. Louchery for providing leadership support to Mayo Clinic programs and facilities in medical care, research and education and the hospital in Jacksonville.
Dan and Patricia . . . — — Map (db m213927) HM
From this master jet base naval aviators have served their country in times of war and peace. It is this “Spirit of Cecil Field” which provides naval carrier forces capable of responding worldwide. In the course of this response some . . . — — Map (db m135843) WM
This F-18C Hornet is
dedicated to the men
and woman who served
their country with honor
at Naval Air Station
Cecil Field
1941-1999 — — Map (db m135834) WM
The Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia was one of the most notorious military prisons in American history. Following the Civil War and under the direction of Congressman William Seward; Clara Barton and Dorrance Atwater, a former . . . — — Map (db m142654) HM
On September 17th, 1862, Union General Ambrose E. Burnside’s corps of 12,000 men attempted to cross a 12-foot-wide bridge over Antietam Creek. Georgian sharpshooters took up positions behind trees and boulders on a steep wooded bluff some 100 . . . — — Map (db m142718) HM
The Apalachicola Harbor Live Oak stands at the site of an important Confederate port, blockaded by Union ships during the Civil War. The port, located southwest of Tallahassee, Florida, was a central shipping point for cotton, one of the South’s . . . — — Map (db m142813) HM
In Central Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General Ulysess S. Grant met at Appomattox Court House to discuss the formal terms of surrender. On April 9, 1865 Lee and Grant signed the terms effectively ending the Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m142733) HM
Archaeology at Camp Milton
In 2003, professional archaeologist investigated Camp Milton. On behalf of the City of Jacksonville, they searched for evidence of Civil War activities and examined the camp’s defensive earthworks. . . . — — Map (db m149144) HM
The grounds of Arlington National Cemetery were originally part of Arlington House, the 1,100-achre home of General Robert E. Lee and his family before the war began. Today, the cemetery covers 612 acres and is the final resting place for more . . . — — Map (db m142584) HM
On April 12th, 1861, at 4:30 a.m., a mortar shell from Fort Johnson, Johns Island, South Carolina, arched across the sky. The shell exploded almost directly over Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Within minutes of the first mortar explosion, . . . — — Map (db m142598) HM
The Battle of Selma Live Oak tree stood witness to the fall of Selma, Alabama, on April 2, 1865, and the end of the Civil War seven days later. Confederate troops in Selma had braced for an invasion of Union soldiers. In an effort to bring an to . . . — — Map (db m142790) HM
Booker T. Washington was born to Jane Ferguson, slave and cook on the James Burroughs plantation, in Hardy, Virginia, in 1856. Beneath the trees of a local park, a group of slaves, including 9-year-old Washington, learned of their freedom when . . . — — Map (db m142588) HM
During the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, the famed Washington Artillery of New Orleans was posted around Marye House, known as Brompton. Confederate Colonial J.B. Walton used the house as his home and headquarters, as he held back . . . — — Map (db m142792) HM
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Cdr. Jim Hall
And all
Prisoners of War
And
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m136101) WM
Although much of the military infrastructure and facilities still remain after the closure of NAS Cecil Field in 1999, the base chapel has come to be recognized as the physical embodiment of the “Spirit of Cecil Field” defined by . . . — — Map (db m136258) HM WM
Two Catalpas, gnarled with age, stand on the lawn of the imposing brick mansion called Chatham that served as the Union headquarters during the bloody battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862. Union General Ambrose Burnside camped his . . . — — Map (db m142821) HM
Fort Fisher was a major stronghold of the Confederacy. Built on land near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, the fort began to take shape in 1862 under the direction of Colonel William Lamb. Fort Fisher was vital for the blockade . . . — — Map (db m142721) HM
Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement during the years prior to the Civil War. Douglass lived and worked in Rochester, NY for most of his public career. After the close of the Civil War he moved to . . . — — Map (db m142693) HM
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was given as part of the dedication ceremony for a soldier’s cemetery. The cemetery was carved from a field at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where armies clashed in 1863 during the Civil War. The dedication, held . . . — — Map (db m142617) HM
Three old sycamore trees on Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, withstood the crossfire of two armies that battled for three days. After the famous Civil War battle, Gettysburg was in shambles. More than 51,000 causalities were crowded . . . — — Map (db m142959) HM
An important writer and abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. During the Reconstruction, Stowe and many other northerners came to Florida with dreams of turning the wild, subtropical state into a haven . . . — — Map (db m142807) HM
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was built in 1833 to serve as the residence of Lane Theological Seminary’s president. Harriet Beecher moved to Cincinnati in 1832 with her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, who had been appointed seminary president. It . . . — — Map (db m142652) HM
Jefferson Davis led a fascinating life as a politician who fought to establish the Confederate States of America. After being wounded during the Mexican-American War, Davis served the state of Mississippi in the U.S. Congress 1835 to 1861. When . . . — — Map (db m142728) HM
The Kennesaw Mountain White Oak stands in a 2,883-acre national park northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. Today, the park commemorates one of the few of the Civil War victories for the Confederate Army during Union General William T. Sherman’s bloody . . . — — Map (db m142793) HM
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LCdr. Denver Key
and all
Prisoners of War
And
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m136176) WM
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LCDR Fred Wright
And all
Prisoners of War
And
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m136079) WM
The Freedom Tree
Unselfish dedication and devotion by preserving
universal freedom through the ultimate sacrifice
of giving one’s life so that mankind will remain
Free
This tree is dedicated to:
LCDR. M. Scott Speicher VFA-81 . . . — — Map (db m135847) WM
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LCdr. Michael Hoff
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m136103) HM WM
The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LCdr Lee Cole
and all
Prisoners of War
And Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m136637) HM WM
The Civil War In Jacksonville
Between 1861 and 1864, a long and bitter civil war divided our nation. Many of the most publicized events of this tragic conflict occurred in Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi. Because . . . — — Map (db m143620) HM
The first of many funeral services for the fallen president, who was assassinated on April 15, 1865, was conducted at the White House on Wednesday, April 19. A procession then accompanied the horse-drawn hearse as Lincoln was carried to the . . . — — Map (db m142867) HM
The Freedom Tree
with the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
LT. Dale Raebel
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m135896) WM
The Freedom Tree
Unselfish dedication and devotion by preserving
universal freedom through the ultimate sacrifice
of giving one’s life so that mankind will remain
Free
This tree is dedicated to:
LT. Robert J. Dwyer CVW-8 . . . — — Map (db m135850) WM
The Manassas Mimosa stands in northern Virginia at Henry House Hill, scene of two important Civil War battles: the first and second battles of Manassas. The first battle of Manassas, also know as the battle of Bull Run, took place in July 1861. . . . — — Map (db m142731) HM
America’s strength lies in the men and women who prepare to defend the ideals of this great country to the fullest. The highest sacrifice anyone can make is to give one’s life so that universal freedom throughout the free world remains steadfast. . . . — — Map (db m136285) WM
Daniel McGirtt loved prosperously on this island (sometimes surreptitiously) during and immediately after the American Revolution. Originally from South Carolina he first sided with the colonists until he was betrayed by a fellow officer who coveted . . . — — Map (db m147688) HM
Robert E. Lee was born at Stratford Hall, Virginia in 1807. He was a career military officer and at one point was superintendent of the West Point Military Academy in New York. On the eve of the Civil War, Lee was offered the command of the Union . . . — — Map (db m142658) HM
General Robert E. Lee was the brilliant Confederate leader whose military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the Confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. Lee came from a distinguished family. His Virginia . . . — — Map (db m142968) HM
The Robert E. Lee Sycamore grows at the immense plantation where the famous Confederate general was born. The thickly wooden acres of Stratford Hall were home to four generations of Lees, including Richard Henry Lee and Francis . . . — — Map (db m142591) HM
Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was a brilliant military genius was probably the greatest single factor in keeping the confederacy alive through the four years of the Civil War. After the war’s end, Lee refused to express bitterness. “Abandon . . . — — Map (db m142817) HM
Seminary Ridge was the primary Confederate position west of Gettysburg for the final two days of the battle. For General Robert E. Lee, this ridge offered him high ground for observation of the distant Union line and an excellent. — — Map (db m142876)
In Tennessee during the spring of 1862, the tranquility of the small log church called Shiloh was shattered by the sounds of battle. Cannons rumbled, rifle-shots cracked the air , and peach blossoms from nearby orchards “floated down on the . . . — — Map (db m142653) HM
On March 1, 1864, ten days after the Confederate Victory at Olustee, Union and Confederate forces met along this road in a running skirmish. The fight started 2 to 3 miles west of here, 10am, when Union forces advanced out of Camp Mooney (Ellis Rd.) . . . — — Map (db m63832) HM
The Stonewall Jackson prayer oak, still massive despite half of its hugh boughs having died, stands in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is believed to have sheltered one of the most famous of all the personalities of the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m142656) HM
Historic Florida farm
In 1889 Mr. Harvey built his home near the Camp Milton site. When the State of Florida purchased property for the establishment of Whitehouse Field, the Harvey home was moved to the town of Whitehouse. In 2002, the . . . — — Map (db m143698) HM
Pre-European – Native Americans: Late Archaic, Timucuan, and Seminole Tribes.
1770-1775 – Abraham Jones was granted 2000 acres, then known as Maxton’s Creek Island, by King George III of England. He built a home and several small . . . — — Map (db m147337) HM
Confronting the enemy
"In this imposing waterfront home lived Mrs. Sarah Reed and her younger sister , Miss Julianna James. Miss James, a beauty of her day, hurriedly dressed in her best in time to answer the captain’s knock. The Captain . . . — — Map (db m143694) HM
The Third Union invasion was significant because it was the first deployment of African American troops in Florida by the federal government. The 33rd USCT (United States Colored Troops), formerly known as the 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry . . . — — Map (db m143682) WM
National Register Site The Village Store 1923 Marsh & Saxelbye, Architects Awarded by Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission — — Map (db m239842) HM
A legendary landmark in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, this majestic live oak tree is said to have sheltered settlers and natives during peace treaty talks. In the early 1900’s, an amusement park stood on the site, and today, it is the park . . . — — Map (db m142991)
Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president, Republican , was born at Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His father, a tanner, moved the family to Georgetown, Ohio. Grant entered West Point in 1839 and later served in the Mexican-American War. His . . . — — Map (db m142970) HM
Dedicated to those Killed in Action, Missing in Action, Prisoners of War and Veterans who served in Southeast Asia, 1960 – 1973. — — Map (db m136160) WM
In 1922, the Duval County Board of Public Instruction opened South Jacksonville School No.107, the only public school on the southside of Jacksonville for African-American children in grades one through nine. Spearheading the building of this . . . — — Map (db m172473) HM
Fifteen hundred thirty feet
north of this spot stood an
early Spanish fortification
- Fort San Nicholas -
Abandoned July 4, 1817
This marker erected by Jacksonville Chapter D.A.R. — — Map (db m220558) HM
Constructed in 1901, the Barnett Mansion was the home of William D. Barnett, son of William D. Barnett, founder of the Bank of Jacksonville. The architect for the home was Leon Beaver of Knoxville, Tennessee. The building remains relatively . . . — — Map (db m239801) HM
On April 25, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain after the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana harbor resulted in the deaths of 260 Americans. When President William McKinley called for 125,000 volunteers, camps were established to . . . — — Map (db m165852) HM
Confederate Plot Section Six is the final resting place for the Confederate Veterans who
resided at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, a refuge for aged and disabled Veterans. The Florida Soldiers Home
Association was formed in 1888 with . . . — — Map (db m57549) HM
This frame vernacular house was built in 1928 for Doane Martin Mungen, Sr. (1872-1948) and his wife Mary Elizabeth Mungen (1874-1955). It is located in the Oakland neighborhood, which was platted in 1869, and emerged in the 1870s as a working class . . . — — Map (db m58750) HM
"[The Spaniards] made a horrible, tragic slaughter of our forces, so great was the anger and hatred they had for our nation. They vied with one another to see who could best cut the throats of our people..." 1565 la Caroline carpenter . . . — — Map (db m46573) HM
"After... two months... Ribault made port in New France... [where] he discovered a very large and beautiful river ... Ribault erected a column of hard stone on the banks of this river ... The coat of arms of France was carved upon it." René . . . — — Map (db m46575) HM
(Front): This is a replica of the marker placed on or near this spot by Jean Ribaut May First 1562 in taking possession of Florida for France. (Back): Erected by the Florida Daughters of the American Revolution May First 1924 . . . — — Map (db m46578) HM
During the sixteenth century, France was determined to expand its empire. Spain, the world's leading power, already had a foothold in the Americas, and France wanted to share of the riches the Spanish were gaining through trade and plunder. France's . . . — — Map (db m46574) HM
"Every one of us - noblemen, soldiers, workmen, sailors - worked hard to get our post ready to shelter us from the weather and protect us against enemies." Jacques le Moyne, 1564 la Caroline colonist and artist Measuring a piece of . . . — — Map (db m46572) HM
"[H]aving landed [on the River of May's shore]... we saw the chief of that country, ... he ... showed such enthusiasm that he almost lost his composure. He came up to us... repeating ...'friend, friend.'" Captain René de Laundonnière, 1564 . . . — — Map (db m46555) HM
