Duval County Historic Marker
Duval County was established August 12, 1822, named for Governor William Pope Duval.
Inscription.
Born 1784-Died 1854. Captain Mounted Rangers, War of 1812.
1813-1815, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky
1821-1822, U.S. Judge, Eastern Florida.
1822-1834, First Civil Governor of Territory of Florida.
1838-1839, Member, Constitutional Convention at St. Joseph.
Unifier and developer of Territory of Florida.
Brave, Honest and Able.
Location. 30° 19.506′ N, 81° 39.219′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. Marker is on E Bay Street
Located between S Liberty and S Market Streets. Marker is near 300 Bay Street, Jacksonville FL 32202.
Duval County
When Duval County was created on the same day as Jackson County, it covered a massive area, from the Suwannee River on the west to a line running from Jacksonville to the mouth of the Suwannee River on the east. The momentum to merge Duval County and the City of Jacksonville began to accelerate in the early to mid-1960’s. On October 1, 1968, the government of Duval County was merged with the government of the City of Jacksonville. However, four communities: Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, and the City of Baldwin (west Duval County) elected to maintain their own governments.
Article was originally published by the author July 21, 2008 via examiner.com