Since I travel most every week, I thought I would start doing a little research and find out some facts about the city that I call home for that week. Since I have a blog...yall get to share in my education. Here are some fun facts that I learned about Jacksonville:- The City of Jacksonville ranks as the 14th largest city in the United States in population with more than 800,000 residents
- Jacksonville covers 841 square miles
- Home to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars
- Duval County (Jacksonville's county) had 82 murders last year
- The settlement that became Jacksonville was founded in 1791 as Cowford, because of its location at a narrow point in the river across which cattle were once driven
- The most famous person I could find that is from Jacksonville...David Duval
- The water here smells like sulfur
- The Hilton Garden Inn in Orange Park is pretty nice...I recommend it
- The average low for December is 44 degrees
Thanks to coj.org and wikipedia.com for helping me out.