Jacksonville, Florida
The Alcazar Hotel, the name being Arabic(Al-kasr) for “royal castle”, was the second of the luxurious hostelries erected in St. Augustine by Henry M. Flagler, known first in the nation’s financial marts as an associate of John D. Rockefeller in the creation of the parent Read More …
Brewster Hospital was founded by the Women’s Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church. The hospital’s name came from Mrs. George A. Brewster, an early financial contributor to it. Brewster opened in 1901, becoming the first to serve African Americans on the First Coast and Read More …
The Jacksonville Historic Society recently released a list of twelve significant endangered historical sites for 2012. Jax Examiner shares that list below. St. Johns River Ferry In operation since at least 1948, the St. Johns River Ferry provides motorists a break from the traffic and Read More …