Downtown Jacksonville
| Downtown Jacksonville | |
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| Neighborhood of Jacksonville | |
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 Downtown Jacksonville
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| Coordinates: 30°19′40″N 81°39′36″W / 30.32764°N 81.66012°W | |
| Government | |
| • City Council | Don Redmon, Warren A. Jones, Dr. Johnny Gaffney |
| • State Assembly | Reggie Fullwood |
| • State Senate | Audrey Gibson |
| • U.S. House | Corrine Brown (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 8,000 |
| • Density | 641/km2 (1,684/sq mi) |
| ZIP Code | 32202,32207 |
| Area code(s) | 904 |
| Website | downtownjacksonville.com |
Downtown Jacksonville is the historic core and central business district (CBD) of Jacksonville, Florida USA. It comprises the earliest area of the city to be developed and is located in its geographic center along the narrowing point of the St. Johns River. There are various definitions of what constitutes Jacksonville's downtown; the one used by the city government and other entities defines it as including five districts: the Downtown Core (or Northbank), the Southbank, LaVilla, Brooklyn, and the Sports Complex. The area features offices for major corporations such as CSX Corporation, Fidelity National Financial, EverBank, Bank of America, Prudential Financial, Wells Fargo, AT&T, and Aetna.
The site of modern Downtown Jacksonville originated at a crossing of the St. Johns River known to the Seminole as Wacca Pilatka, to the Spanish as the Pass de San Nicolas, and to later British settlers as the Cow Ford. Histories of the city report that there was once an Indian village at the site called Ossachite. White settlement in the area began during Florida's British period (1763–1783), when the East Florida government built the King's Road to connect St. Augustine with the British colonies to the north. A ferry and tavern were built, and when Spanish rule resumed in Florida, Fort San Nicolas was built beside the southern landing of the King's Road ferry. American farmer Robert Pritchard became the first white settler on the north bank of the Cow Ford when he received a 450-acre land grant from the Spanish government in 1791, however, he died shortly after and the area was abandoned.
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