On Bentley Street at North Westmoreland Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bentley Street.
In the summer of 1916, a few Black families from the Deep South settled in an area of Orlando called the Black Bottom, so named because when it rained, water settled in the area and remained so long that residents built canoes for transportation. As . . . — — Map (db m128317) HM
On Dixie Avenue 0.1 miles north of North Booth Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Callahan Train Depot was built by the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad in 1881 along their Waycross GA to Jacksonville FL line that was the first major rail connection between Florida and the northern states. The original 32-foot square . . . — — Map (db m239180) HM
Near Dixie Avenue 0.1 miles south of South Kings Road (U.S. 1/23), on the right when traveling south.
The Florida Railroad was the state's first cross-peninsular railroad. David L. Yulee, a Florida resident and United States Senator, incorporated the Florida Railroad Company in 1853. Construction of the line began at Fernandina Beach in 1856 and was . . . — — Map (db m92991) HM
On North Parramore Avenue at West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Parramore Avenue.
Original Jones High School
Completed in 1921, the original Jones High School opened for the 1922
school year. Its mascot was a Tiger. The Orange County School Board
appointed Lymas C. Jones principal in honor of his family donating land . . . — — Map (db m267782) HM
On Old Dixie Highway (County Route 115) at Whitfield Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Dixie Highway.
In the early 1900s, Nassau County had several schools serving its African American communities in Bryceville, Callahan, Hilliard, Kent, Evergreen, Kings Ferry, Musselwhite, Nassauville, Yulee, and Fernandina. Peck High School, established in 1927, . . . — — Map (db m163007) HM
On Kings Road (U.S. 1) just north of North Brandies Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
June 30th, 1778, a force of 300 American Cavalry commanded by Colonel Elijah Clarke, participating in General Robert Howe's invasion of Florida, attacked a column of British at this place (Alligator Creek Bridge), but were unable to penetrate the . . . — — Map (db m172581) HM
