Jacksonville Area Historical Parks & National Monuments
Northeast Florida is home to many parks, both National and State operated, with historical themes. You will find links to the areas' most prominent parks listed below, along with a short description for each.
Located on Fort George Island, named for Zephaniah Kingsley, who operated the property from 1813-1839. The site includes the plantation house, a kitchen house, a barn, and the ruins of 25 of the original slave cabins.
The site, on Amelia Island at the entrance to the St. Mary's River and the Cumberland Sound, has been occupied by various military troops since 1736. A pentagonal brick fort with both inner and outer walls, Fort Clinch was a safe haven for blockade runners during the Civil War. Briefly occupied by Confederate forces, its recapture by Federal troops in early 1862 gave the Union control of the adjacent Georgia and Florida coasts.
The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the continental United States, and also protecting the sea route for treasure ships returning to Spain.
This Spanish outpost fort was built in 1740-1742 to guard the Matanzas Inlet and to warn St. Augustine of British or other enemies approaching from the south.
The 46,000 acre Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve was established to protect one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast, and to preserve historic and prehistoric sites within the area.
featuring highlights of our historic Five Points area in picturesque Jacksonville, Florida. Five Points is nestled in a little corner of the Riverside area, an older, character-filled section of Jacksonville. The vintage flavor of the Five Points area attracts many unique restaurants and shops where you’ll enjoy afternoons perusing the variety offered by our local merchants and proprietors. In truth, Five Points, in our quaint “Main Street” look and feel, reflects some of the rich history of our area.
Quotes from Visitors
"Five Points was one of my favorite places while visiting Jacksonville. The small boutiques were charming and the urban atmosphere was unlike the rest of Jacksonville." -Review from VirtualTourist.com
"A very interesting neighborhood for people watching, Five Points draws extravagantly pierced punks and goths, geek chic local artists, self-proclaimed vampires, guitar-toting next-generation hippies and other free spirits that together bring as much color as the brightly painted brick walls, sidewalks and storefronts that define the neighborhood."
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