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Jacksonville, Florida is the largest city in the State of Florida and the twelfth largest in the United States. The city is the largest deepwater port in the south and the leading port in the U.S. for automobile imports, as well as the leading transportation and distribution hub in the state of Florida. Jacksonville is a rail, air, and highway focal point and a busy port of entry, with Jacksonville International Airport, ship repair yards and extensive freight-handling facilities. Lumber, phosphate, paper, cigars and wood pulp are the principal exports; automobiles and coffee are among the imports. >> More
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In the early 1900s New York moviemakers were attracted to the city’s warm climate, exotic locations, excellent rail access and cheaper labor. Between the period of 1908 and 1920 over 30 movie studios were opened and thousands of silent films were produced. Since that time the city has been chose by a number of film and television studios for on-location shooting. Some big pictures include; Creature from the Black Lagoon, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, Brenda Starr, G.I. Jane, The Devil’s Advocate, Ride, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Forces of Nature, Tigerland, Sunshine State, Basic, The Manchurian Candidate, Lonely Hearts, Monster Hearts, Moving McAllister and the Year of Getting to Know Us.
In 1901 Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that was started at a fiber factory when a spark from a kitchen fire during the lunch hour set mattresses filled with Spanish Moss on fire at the factory. The fire swept through 146 city blocks, destroyed over 2,368 buildings and left almost 10,000 people homeless all in a matter of eight hours. It has been said that the flames could be seen from Savannah, Georgia and the smoke plumes in Raleigh, North Carolina. More than 13,000 buildings were constructed between 1901 and 1912 to rebuild the city.
