- Gunfire flies at North Jacksonville apartment building March 9, 2010Monday-afternoon gunfire forced people to hit the floor inside an apartment building in the 1400 block of East 24th Street as bullets slammed into the outside wall in rapid succession.No one was injured. And after a telephone call to police from his mother, a 30-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested on charges of shooting deadly missiles and aggravated assa […]Dan Scanlan
- Joe Forshee, longtime Jacksonville councilman, dies at 87 March 6, 2010Former Jacksonville City Council member Joe Forshee, a longtime force in Northside politics, died Saturday at home from lung cancer. He was 87.Mr. Forshee was a cattleman and farmer who held a council seat from 1971 to 1991.He was a fiery advocate for the interests of residents of Duval County’s rural northern section.“Everyone who lived on the Northside […]Steve Patterson
- New Fantasy 5 winner comes from Jacksonville February 25, 2010One of three Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 winners picked Wednesday, Feb. 24, with the numbers 6-9-10-11-16 came from Jacksonville.That means whoever got the ticket at the North Expressway Amoco at 814 Edgewood Ave. W. will share an $80,715 payout, according to lottery officials. […]Dan Scanlan
Historical Information
Information and Resources for Jacksonville Florida’s Northside Area’s Historical references. There is lots of history of Jacksonville and most of it is centered on the Northside of town. Jacksonville was first settled along the river on the Northside side of the St. Johns. We are in the process of gathering information resources about the area including websites, books written on the area and other blogs.
We are also taking lots of pictures and will have them ready in a slideshow soon!
If you have a relative who has lived in Jacksonville for over 50 years and would like to share some of their stories please sign up as a subscriber and email me at: becomeacontributor@jacksonvillesnorthside.info with your user ID and I will change your status to an author. That will allow you to post to the blog and upload pictures!
