The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-18
JACKSONVILLE
and The REUNION
Veterans Will Find a Modern,
Progressive City
Many Points Of Historic Interest To
Be Visited BY Survivors Of Gray
Army During Week.

SNs"y Sss''o '
Jacksonville, F1a.-When the Con
federats veterans and their friends as
sembls hSre for their Gath annual re-
union. they will be introduced to a city
and community, proud Of the present
and loyal to the ideals Of the old South.
Making Jacksenviiie the hub Of
wheel twenty-five miles In diameter.
. territory ID covered rich IN historic
associations and interest and At the
same time . at exponent of all that
ID progressive In the Southern States.
Jacksonville II q city Of $4,000 popu-
iation, with handsome business blocks.
modern skyscrapers. commodious ho
tells and residence sections that com
pare favorably with the best In the
country. The city's business has
grown into large proportions. embrac-
ing every line known to . modern
city. Jacksonville Of to-day 10 in all
respects q thriving center Of trade
and commerce, much Of It's commerce
going across the seas into foreign
countries ON ocean steamships. Its
hn.l hv r.u and vatsr Railroads
feeding the great Florida Peninsula
center here. Thousands Of tourists
and uncountsd tons Of freight pass
through the city and port every year.
~. IN. huntinr health and pleasure.
~. o,h.- .c.ttsr,nr ont ovsr ths civil.
ia vorM a 40 ~ par% in .uppiyins
~. a.u.,A. ~ n. c>n.umsr. n thu
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A,S vh,,. N. vi.,tors ara snxavius
.h,, v,.v and prosnect Of modern
hr.,ns., and community thrift they
,,,1I h. etv.n an onnortunitv N look
Aov, ~ mast three hundred and oftv
go. All ~ this territorv was IN dis.
ru,a throa and A. half centuries ago
h.tvsep tho French and Spanish with
ths Wild indian holding the balance of
now.r hetween the combatants. The
Ersncbman and the Standard both laid
claim 70 the Florida territory. Which
wo. erst N discover II IA a matter
ov.r which Historians differ. but II ia
vail authenticated that the first white
r,.r 20 s.t foot unon tho soil now COW.
80 nv TscLeonville wsrs Erenchmen
under Rene Landowners.
Th. ar.t white man In enter the
~outh Of the st. Johns river was
lar R,har,t IN command os a com.
n.nv of HuRuenots. who had left
Fr.nc. h.c.nse of rsl,pious nersecr.
t,ons He made his landing on Nav
1880 Aftv vears after the landing
81 Ponce de- Leon at a point to the
so,tb NJ jacksonville Some histori.
an. ara of the opinion that Ponce de
leon sa,led "a far north As the mouth
of the st Johns. but the weight OF
!, evidence ia against this opinion. II
| ha were hare he left no trace The
+ evidence Is that he did not travel II
!. a direction from his original landins
,bat would have brought him TO tn,
= vic,nitv of Jacksonville. II is thor
ongbIv established the Ribault en-
tarad Tho mouth of t,aESt Johns rive
q Nav 1890 and sailed IN the rive
.ome miles n q bluff who're he erect
al a stone column on which was in
rcr,hed Tho arms NJ France Rut RI
hou,t Ala nor aacend the river M bigl
g a. Y.oL.opy,,l. He want from N
s mouth of the river 10 Port Roval 8. c
!. IT, 1894 an. voor ofter Tho deno,
.ur. =, Rihault Pane Landowner,
who had been with Ribault on tn
Arc, erned,t;on came m the mouth =
the 81. Johns with another colony c
urguorots and ascended m. river n
far "a the present site Of Jacksonvill,
camning nrohabIv on the south aide r
tha river on territorv now covere
NV South Jacksonv,lle These wer
= IN. Arst white mon "a nenetrate N
country above m. mouth ~ the rive
!, In honor =, tbs dav 4, discovery No
R,hou,t govs the river tho nan. =
NJ 80 ri. 1900 ND, ~. Co.,
isros whipped OUT the french' som
WArs Mlef, Ing opahas eaneu
z tue N'ver Dan ms'eo .. hfs'' put late
y cnAnseu lts nams W osu 'ean rtoi
y enis ~ nnsny De'A.ne 'ne o., 'oN ~
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