A history of Fernandina Beach,
since 1811
Postcards, papers and photographs of Fernandina Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was first inhabited by the Timucua people. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", Amelia Island has had the flags of the following nations flown over it: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Republic of East Florida (1812), the Republic of the Floridas (1817), Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Fernandina Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFort Clinch, Fernandina, Fla, 1861: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Fernandina Beach, decade by decade
11 historic places in Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach has 11 listings on the National Register, and they protect 312 historic buildings, because Fernandina Beach Historic District (Boundary Increase) alone counts 174.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1972Fort Clinch
Listed 1973Bailey House
Listed 1973Fairbanks House
Listed 1973Tabby House
Listed 1973Fernandina Beach Historic District
Listed 1983Merrick-Simmons House
Listed 1986John Denham Palmer House
Listed 1990Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site
Listed 2003Amelia Island Lighthouse
Listed 2009Nassau County JailListed 1987Fernandina Beach Historic District (Boundary Increase)Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Fort Clinch, Fernandina, Fla (1861) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.