The Beginning
N 30° 19.523 W 081° 39.271
17R E 437079 N 3355022
This Florida historical marker is located at the corner of Bay and Market Streets in downtown Jacksonville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM30KK
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
Views: 40
The marker reads as follows: "Here at the foot of Market St. stood a bay tree which served as the starting point for the original survey of Jacksonville in June 1822. Market was the first street laid off and named. A total of 20 squares were platted, bounded by Ocean, Duval, Catherine and Bay Sts. One of the first lots sold for $12 and was in the center of the present courthouse block."
Marker Number: F-149
Date: 1967
County: Duval
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Jacksonville Historical Society, Florida Historical Society, and Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials.
Website: Not listed
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