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History of Duval County – Pleasant Daniel Gold

In this extraordinary book, the author, Mr. Pleasant Daniel Gold, lets us in on the history of Duval County, Florida. From the arrival of the French, through the English occupation, the second Spanish occupation, the republic of Florida, the founding of Jacksonville and the War between the States, he takes us all the way to the Duval County of the early years of the twentieth century. A wealth of information for all people interested in the development of East Florida, too.

History of Duval County.

Format: eBook.

History of Duval County

ISBN: 9783849660529.

Excerpt from the text:

CHAPTER I. INDIANS AND ANTIQUITIES.

DUVAL County, named for William P. Duval, the first … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity, 1513 to 1924 – T. Frederick Davis

Two times there was a wholesale destruction of Jacksonville’s official records – in the War Between the States and by the fire of May 3, 1901. The author’s effort in this work was to collect all of the available authentic matter for permanent preservation in book form. The record closes as of December 31, 1924. The record is derived from many sources – long forgotten books and pamphlets; old letters and diaries that have been stored away as family memorials of the past; newspapers beginning with the St. Augustine Herald in 1822 (on file at the Congressional Library at Washington) fragmentary for the early years, but extremely … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Miami and Dade County, Florida – Ethan V. Blackman

All history is necessarily an abridgment, the historian being compelled to select his material from a multitude of details. In the preparation of this history of Miami and Dade Comity much has doubtless been omitted that might have been of interest, but the author has been obliged to confine his text to the more salient points as illustrative of certain phases of local history. He provides a thorough account of the settlement, progress and achievement of the county, as well as individual sketches of representative citizens.

Miami and Dade County, Florida

Format: Paperback.

Miami and Dade County, Florida.

ISBN: 9783849681609

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Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida – Isidor Cohen

The story of Miami, as related in these pages, is a record of the city’s progress; the vicissitudes of its pioneers, their activities, faibles, contentions, ideals and aspirations. This narrative begins with the city’s topographical aspect, continues to the life of the pioneers, the clergy and the press and concludes with the Miami of the year 1925.

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

Format: Paperback.

Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami, Florida

ISBN: 9783849681913

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Miami Basics (from Wikipedia):

Miami is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...