The area known today as Jacksonville Beach FL was originally developed as a summer resort for tourists. In 1883 the Jacksonville and Atlantic Railway Company was tasked with the job of build a sixteen and a half miles of narrow gauge railway from South Jacksonville to a new resort settlement. To accomplish the goal of developing a new beach resort the company acquired many acres of choice oceanfront property. The development was divided into individual lots and sold to people looking for a summer get away.
In 1884 William E Scull name the resort area Ruby Beach in honor of his oldest daughter. The area was again renamed in 1886 to Pablo Beach. Pablo Beach made aviation history on February 24, 1921, when Lt. Wm. DeVoe Coney, in a transcontinental flight from San Diego, California, landed at Pablo Beach. In September 1922, Jimmy Doolittle piloting a De Havilland DH-4 biplane from Pablo Beach to San Diego set a new cross country record of 21 hours and 19 minutes
Finally, on June 15 1925 the name was changed to Jacksonville Beach. Today, Jacksonville beach is a business, resort, and residential community. The area has extensive dinning, shopping, surfing and fishing, The Jacksonville Beach boardwalk is home to shopping and restaurants. The Seawalk Pavilion is home to festivals, concerts and arts and crafts shows. This Pavilion is on the oceanfront and have a very large public stage, people come to enjoy the music and activities associated with this facility.
Jacksonville Beach has luxury homes and condo’s as well as more reasonably priced homes with-in walking distance of the beach. Homes in the Jacksonville beach area can range from the low $90,000 to the high $3,000,000.
Points of Interest
Jacksonville Beach offers white sandy beaches, the Beaches Museum & History Center, the 1000 foot Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier, J. Johnson Gallery, Adventure Landing, the Seawalk Pavilion, and to the north of Jacksonville Beach the Mayport Lighthouse, and historical Casa Marina Hotel.
Interesting Fact about Jacksonville Beach
Bestselling author John Grisham stays in Jacksonville frequently, usually in the Old Sea Turtle Inn in Jacksonville Beach (now renamed One Ocean Resort). The inn was featured in his novel The Brethren, along with Pete's Bar, a local establishment.
Jacksonville Beach Florida Real Estate
Jacksonville Beach has been a great tourist attraction for many years, today many people see Jacksonville Beach as a great location to call home. People move to Jacksonville Beach for the great weather, the beaches, and the various activities that are available year around. If you are considering a move to the Jacksonville Beach area click here to view all the homes for sale in this area.
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Jacksonville Beach is located in Florida. Jacksonville Beach, Florida has a population of 23,108. Jacksonville Beach is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 17% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 27%.
The median household income in Jacksonville Beach, Florida is $94,163. The median household income for the surrounding county is $59,056 compared to the national median of $66,222. The median age of people living in Jacksonville Beach is 42 years.
The average high temperature in July is 89.3 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 45.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 50.92 inches per year, with inches of snow per year.
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