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Many historians believe that Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was
describing the landscape of Ponte Vedra Beach when he first
stepped ashore the land that he named La Florida, or "place of flowers."
After exploring the area north of present-day St. Augustine, he
proclaimed it a place of lush landscapes and beautiful beaches. Since
that day in April 1513, people from all walks of life have delighted
in the natural beauty of the area. They were drawn to the charming
land for many reasons, but miners who came to dig minerals out of the
beach sand were the first to...

As a northeast Florida seaside resort, Jacksonville Beach began as the dream of some businessmen in nearby Jacksonville in the 1880s. From the beginning, it was a place people came to have fun. The earliest visitors arrived by ferry and train and even by plane, landing on the beach. 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. In the 1920s, when Florida was experiencing a land boom, some local businessmen pushed to change the name to Jacksonville Beach to attract more...