High Ceilings and Historic Charm in Jacksonville, FL Florida March 2022 Our Springfield Airbnb in Jacksonville, FL We stayed in Springfield, Jacksonville’s oldest neighborhood, just north of downtown. This historic district was established in 1869 and was once home to the city’s elite. Many 19th and early 20th-century homes and churches have been beautifully restored. […]
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Fort Caroline, Where French Ambition Met Spanish Might Florida March 2022 Fort Caroline, The 1st French Settlement During our stay in Jacksonville, we included a visit to Fort Caroline National Memorial, part of the Timucuan Ecological and Historical Preserve. The French Huguenot settlement of Fort Caroline commemorates France’s first attempt at colonization in 1562. We
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Kingsley Plantation and Little Talbot Island Florida March 2022 Kingsley Plantation, A Story of Slavery and Resilience Fort George Island in Jacksonville, Florida, is home to Kingsley Plantation, part of the National Park Service’s Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. The site vividly portrayed plantation life and slavery’s history in the United States. I found our
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St. Augustine, A Journey Through America’s Oldest City Florida March, 2022 St. Augustine, America’s First City As part of our trip, we visited St. Augustine, the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States. Our stroll through the historic district allowed us to see the many ‘must-see’ landmarks St. Augustine has to offer.
