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Jacksonville may mean:

Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Georgia
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Indiana
Jacksonville, Maryland
Jacksonville, Missouri
Jacksonville, New York
Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, Oregon
Jacksonville, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville (Lehigh County), Pennsylvania
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville, Vermont
Jacksonville, West Virginia
Floyd, Virginia, originally named Jacksonville

Colleges & universities:

Jacksonville College, a public two-year junior college in Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville State University, a public four-year collegiate level institution in Jacksonville, Alabama
Jacksonville University, a private four-year collegiate level institution in Jacksonville, Florida

Football:

Jacksonville Jaguars

Other:

Jacksonville, the working title of the Ryan Adams album released as Jacksonville City Nights
"Jacksonville", a song by Sufjan Stevens from his album Illinois (album)

Images for kids

Replica of Jean Ribault's column claiming Florida for France in 1562
Northeast Florida showing Cow Ford (center) from Bernard Romans' 1776 map of Florida
Section of a light battery by the St. Johns River during the Civil War
Ruins of the courthouse and armory from the Great Fire of 1901
Downtown Jacksonville in 1914
Crowd gathered for a campaign speech from Richard Nixon in Hemming Park, in October 1960
News of Jacksonville's consolidation from The Florida Times-Union
Friendship Fountain and view of downtown Jacksonville in 1982
Satellite photo of Jacksonville
Kingsley Plantation, located within the Timucuan Preserve
Hanna Park
Memorial Park
Map of racial distribution in Jacksonville, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, built in 1887, is one of Jacksonville's oldest churches.
CSX Transportation Building serves as headquarters for CSX Corporation.
Bank of America Tower on Laura Street
Container ship at Port of Jacksonville
The Florida Times-Union Building
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Jacksonville
USS Bataan at Naval Station Mayport
Gator Bowl Stadium, now TIAA Bank Field, where the annual Gator Bowl has taken place since 1946
Hemming Park hosts a variety of cultural events throughout the year.
Motion picture scene at Gaumont Studios, 1910
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Museum of Science and History
The XX performing at the Florida Theatre
The Star-Spangled Banner performed before a Jacksonville Jaguars game at TIAA Bank Field.
Duval County Public Schools headquarters
Jacksonville Main Library
The Dames Point Bridge (officially the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the St. Johns River. Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1989.
Jacksonville Skyway
CSX 5508 ready to put office car on Silver Meteor
Jacksonville International Airport
JEA headquarters in downtown Jacksonville
Laura Street Trio (1902-1912)
The Carling (1925)
11 East Forsyth (1926)
Eight Forty One (1955)
Riverplace Tower (1967)
Wells Fargo Center (1974)
TIAA Bank Center (1983)
Bank of America Tower (1990)
LaVilla
Brooklyn
Northbank
Southbank
Springfield
San Marco
Southside
Northside
Eastside and Arlington
Ortega
Riverside and Avondale
Tallulah-North Shore
University of North Florida
Jacksonville University
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida Coastal School of Law
Edward Waters College
I-95 passing by downtown Jacksonville
Acosta Bridge
Mathews Bridge
Fuller Warren Bridge
Main St Bridge
Hart Bridge
Dames Point Bridge
Buckman Bridge

See also

In Spanish: Jacksonville (Florida) para niños

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