Saturday, September 7, 2013

Jacksonville's Historic Sights

By Elden Rosen


Jacksonville is the most important city in the U.S. State of Florida of both population and land area. Jacksonville pulls thousands of vacation makers every year for the warm and inviting climate. In addition, there are a bunch of important buildings and places in and round the Jacksonville area. Many of these significant buildings in Jacksonville hold great historic signification. Each year a rising number of holiday makers select architectural sight-seeing over Miami resort hostels and head to Jacksonville for the unique and significant design.

Catherine Street Fire Station

A consequential building in Jacksonville, the Catherine Street Fire Station was at first found at 14 Catherine Street but was moved to Urban Park. This building now homes a fire museum now called the "Jacksonville Fire Museum". This building is among the oldest consequential buildings in Jacksonville, all the way back to the late 1700s. Summer tours are available through all summer months, so be sure not to miss out!

Edwin M. Stanton School

The school is located at 521 Ashley Street in the center of downtown Jacksonville. The highschool is alleged to be a countrywide landmark and was added to the U.S. Countrywide Register of Historical Places in 1983. The modern inheritor of the highschool is the Stanton College Preparatory College.

"Tours of Freedom Trail"

This particular trail has been teaching travelers and the community on civil rights history that lies in the city and to generate finance for emerging activities. The tutorial 90 minute tour will include sites where some of the widely known civil rights activities had taken place. The admission price for adults is $15 and kids can tour the facility for $7.

Jack Nicklaus Exhibition

This exhibition is another historical place of interest. The World Golfing Hall-Of-Fame will expose some new artifacts. Items on view include the set of Mac Gregor irons that were used at the 1986 Pros. Lots of the first artifacts will be on view for the successive a quarter. The artifacts are at present on loan from the Jack Nicklaus Museum at the "Ohio State University".

Prairie and Land Heritage Museum

Prairie and Land Heritage Museum is found at the corner of Michigan and Lincoln Avenue's. The museum is of consequential interest down to the incontrovertible fact that it shows off some of the littler household and farming items from past times and present. Additionally, the museum also may often include a section on farm hardware, auto hardware as well as an vet office and a lot more. This historic site is open during fall holiday days as well as the last full weekend in September. Entrance to the Prairie & Land Heritage Land Museum is generally free.

Prime F. Osborn Convention Center

The historical center is located on one thousand Water Street in Jacksonville. A mixture of consequential design and up to date technology has made this location one of Florida's premier convention centres. This landmark offers 160,000 sq. Feet of open meeting space ideal for conventions, tradeshows and a bunch of other striking events. Prime F. Osborn Convention Center is found within walking distance to the Jacksonville airport.




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