Throughout history, North Florida has witnessed many hardships through the eyes of its diverse people. African American history, in particular, is deeply intertwined with the south’s legacy of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow laws, all of which left deeply rooted trauma in the community. However, in 1935, a man named Abraham Lincoln Lewis who wanted to give…
The Timucua were a Native American tribe that once lived in current day southern Georgia and Northern Florida. Often regarded as North Florida’s early people having lived in the region for centuries before Spanish explorers arrived in the early 1600s. The Timucua had rich cultural heritage and were the largest Native American group in the…
Sprinkled through out Northeast Florida and South Georgia are remnants of a different era: Forts built hundreds of years ago made to defend the area. Over time, these forts were entrusted to the state and transformed into state parks, allowing guest to journey back in history. All the forts were constructed along a water way for coastal…
Through Anna's Eyes 