Comments on: Soldiers Ordered to Quarantine Jacksonville

By: Headstone: William Boyd Barnett (1824 – 1903)

Headstone: William Boyd Barnett (1824 – 1903) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:34:21 +0000

[...] state depository accounts were moved to its bank. Sadly, the September 1888 Yellow Fever epidemic *(detailed in a previous *A Simpler Life* story) claimed the life of the Honorable Henry A. [...]

By: James

James — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:33:01 +0000

The Sub Tropical Exposition was in Springfield. Here is an article about it with photos. http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-jul-back-in-time-the-subtropical-exposition

By: S.V.G.

S.V.G. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:49:09 +0000

Very interesting article. I enjoy reading historical stories about Jacksonville’s past. Keep up the entertaining works, Joe.
Do you have any idea where the “famed Sub Tropical Exposition” was held here in Jacksonville? Was it possibly in the Springfield area?