Duval County's First Court
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Markerman62
N 30° 19.502 W 081° 39.182
17R E 437222 N 3354983
Located at Bay Street and Liberty St in Jacksonville.
Waymark Code: WMQP0K
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2016
Views: 5
Duval County, established August 12, 1822, and named for William Pope DuVal, Florida's first civil governor, held its first court on December 1, 1823. Some 200 settlers gathered at the corner of Market and Forsyth Sts. to watch the session presided over by Judge Joseph Lee Smith. Construction of the first court house began two years later on the northeast corner of this intersection.
Marker Number: F-150
Date: 1967
County: Duval
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Jacksonville Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
Website: Not listed
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