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Jacksonville Heritage Sites<\/h2>\n
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Edwin Stanton School<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Jacksonville blacks formed an Education Society and in 1868 purchased the land for this school for $850. When this newer structure was built in 1917, it was reportedly the only high school for blacks in the country. It is now a college preparatory school for grades 9 thru 12.
\nADDRESS: 500 West Beaver Street, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/strong><\/a>
\nPHONE: 904-630-6760<\/p>\n

Catherine Street Fire Station #3<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Built in 1902 after the great Jacksonville fire, the station was manned by African American firemen for years; it is now the official fire museum that features a horse drawn fire wagon and other memorabilia.
\nADDRESS: 12 Catherine Street, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/strong><\/a>
\nPHONE: 904-630-0618<\/p>\n

Clara White Mission Center<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: A simple Masonry Vernacular style building by H. J. Kluthro; a mission home dedicated to a pioneer member of Bethel Baptist Church. Clara’s kindness and influence is still felt throughout the community at this center for free dinners and popular holiday celebrations. A designated historic landmark, Dr. Eartha White’s restored living quarters are on the second floor.
\nADDRESS: 611 West Ashley Street, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Old Brewster Hospital<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: Built in 1885 as the Boylan-Haven private school for African American girls. The seeds of its medical care history were planted by Superintendent Hattie Emerson who started a nurse training program in the 1890s; by 1901 the school was deeded to the Women\u2019s Home Society of the Methodist Church re-chartered as Brewster Hospital, the first for African Americans in Jacksonville. Its charter was unchallenged until the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened larger, more modern hospitals to African Americans. It was underfunded and thus, less able to compete for patients. By 1966 Old Brewster closed.
\nADDRESS: 915 West Monroe Street, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Strand Theater Site<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: On this corner site stood the finest historically Black Theater in Jacksonville. In its heyday, it rivaled the Apollo Theater of Harlem and the Regal Theater of Chicago for artistry and popularity. The building is demolished, but fortunately its heritage is survived by the nearby Ritz Theater in LaVilla.
\nADDRESS: 703 West Ashley Street, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kingsley Plantation<\/strong>
\nDESCRIPTION: In 1817 Zephaniah Kingsley purchased this heavily wooded property to raise sugar, cotton and other cash crops. Kingsley was married to an African, but in the twisted sense of humanity prevalent in his day, he judged that slavery was essential to agricultural success in the South. He enjoyed the fruits of a Master’s house built in the same year and now restored. After driving a couple miles in a narrow wooded road you encounter the ruins of slave quarters, which form an arc around the plantation entrance; built mostly of clay and seashells, some are remarkably well preserved and thought to be the oldest remaining slave quarters in Florida. The original work bell and tools used by enslaved people can be seen and touched. Allow plenty of daylight before making the drive to this unforgettable site.
\nADDRESS: 11676 Palmetto Ave on Fort George Island, Jacksonville, FL MAP<\/a><\/strong>
\nPHONE: 904-251-5537 <\/p>\n

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