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Video: Bold City Blast: Downtown History. Jacksonville started being referred to as the “Bold City” after its 1968 consolidation with Duval County, when civic promotions called it the “Bold New City of the South.” The exact first use of the…
Video: What’s in a name? Jacksonville turns 198 years old. Jacksonville’s “Bold City” nickname is generally understood as a shortened version of “The Bold New City of the South,” a civic slogan associated with the city–county consolidation era. The slogan…
Video: FUN THINGS TO DO OUTDOORS IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. What outdoor activities are available in and around Jacksonville, Florida? You can surf and swim at Atlantic beaches, paddle the St. Johns River and sheltered creks, hike coastal preserves, bike wooded…
Video: Top 10 Best Beaches to Visit in Jacksonville, Florida | USA – English. What are the best beaches in Jacksonville, Florida? For a lively beach day with restaurants nearby, start at Jacksonville Beach; choose Atlantic or Neptune Beach for…
Video: Jaguars vs. Patriots | NFL AFC Championship Game Highlights. The Jaguars have made the AFC Championship Game three times—in 1996, 199, and 2017—but Jacksonville has yet to win the conference title or reach a Super Bowl. Their closest shot…
Video: Why Jacksonville Feels Like a Fake City. Why is Jacksonville so big? Mainly because Jacksonville consolidated its city and Duval County governments in 1968, giving the city limits a county-scale footprint. Its rivers, wetlands, military installations, and spread-out neighborhoods…
A Jacksonville size comparison has one headline answer: Jacksonville covers more land than any other incorporated city in the contiguous United States, with about 747 square miles of land. Its often-quoted total area of roughly 874 square miles also counts…
Video: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Baltimore Ravens Game Highlights | 2026 NFL Season Week 9. The Jacksonville Jaguars last made the playoffs in the 2025 NFL season, playing the Buffalo Bills in a Wild Card game on January 11, 2026. Buffalo…
Video: The NFL’s Strangest Franchise | The Jacksonville Jaguars. The best fun facts about the Jacksonville Jaguars go well beyond Jaxson de Ville’s sideline stunts: this young NFL franchise reached the AFC Championship Game in just its second season, built…
The most surprising 10 facts about Jacksonville, Florida are just the beginning: Jax is the largest city by land area in the contiguous United States, shares a government with Duval County, and has a river that flows north. Add Atlantic…
