As a northeast Florida seaside resort, Jacksonville Beach began as the dream of some businessmen in nearby Jacksonville in the 1880s.
In the 1920s, when Florida was experiencing a land.
The first narrow-gauge railroad ran from Jacksonville to what is now the foot of Beach Boulevard in the heart of town, originally named Ruby and then Pablo Beach.
The earliest visitors arrived by ferry and train and even by plane, landing on the beach.
From the beginning, it was a place people came to have fun.
As a northeast Florida seaside resort, Jacksonville Beach began as the dream of some businessmen in nearby Jacksonville in the 1880s