Jacksonville’s shipbuilding industry fueled the city’s early days, followed by trains and then shipping.
“Jacksonville is positioned perfectly to be able to deliver cargo and products throughout the Untied States,” according to Jaxport historian Lindsey Brock.
Jacksonville has shaped itself into a commercial transportation powerhouse since its earliest days. Before Jacksonville’s seven bridges, before I-95, before the city became a major port for paper goods, Jacksonville started as the narrow point to cross the St. Johns River…