Jacksonville, Florida Post Office

Collection

Middle District of Florida

Dublin Core

Title

Jacksonville, Florida Post Office

Subject

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Post office building

Buildings

Description

Post office, Jacksonville, Florida No. 19635-11, Jacksonville is the main clearing house of Florida's commerce. Over one half of the entire population of the Unite States is within 24 hour postal service of the city of Jacksonville. The record of postal receipts shows a steady upcurve in the chart of the city's progress. Constructed of Tennessee marble, it surved the 1901 Jacksonville fire that destroyed 146 blocks and 2,368 buildings; however, most of the court records were lost. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida met here until 1933. Razed in 1948

Publisher

Duval News Company, Jacksonville, Fla

Rights

No copyright issues

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a24740

368

GSA PC 65

Coverage

1914-1914

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