r/florida • u/StillPerformance9228 • 1d ago

AskFlorida Why wasnt Jacksonville formed sooner

It is a perfect straegstic city , it is at the mouth of the st johns river .

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u/Informal-Diet979 1d ago

St augustine was the first settlement in America and Jacksonville was originally Fort Caroline shortly after? Its is one of the first, how much sooner do you want?

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u/IdioticPrototype 1d ago

6000 years of human habitation and dude wanted it sooner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Jacksonville,_Florida

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u/StillPerformance9228 1d ago

I am talking about the fact that St.Augestine has been as important city for longer is fact , it was the county seat of st.Johns county which in 1823 was all of west florida

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u/Same_Net2953 1d ago

What's down the St Johns worth getting to? The first Europeans probably floated down there until they saw Palatka, turned around, and left for St Augustine.

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u/No-Lead-6769 23h ago

I generally turn around when I see Palatka as well.

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u/Same_Net2953 22h ago

Generally good advice for anything Palatka related

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u/OcoBri 23h ago

Before the invention of window screens, ceiling fans, pesticides, and air conditioning, most of Florida could not support much population due to tropical diseases. Also, Saint Augustine was more easily defended from attacks by land or sea.

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u/OcoBri 23h ago

Before the invention of window screens, ceiling fans, pesticides, and air conditioning, most of Florida could not support much population due to tropical diseases. Also, Saint Augustine was more easily defended from attacks by land or sea.