Ennis Davis

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A Brief History of Butte, MontanaOn Main Street, looking south, just north of Park Street. Founded in 1864 as a mining camp nestled in the northern Rocky Mountains, Butte is Montana’s fifth-largest city. The city’s name derives from the geological term butte, referring to the small hill upon which the town was originally built. First known as Butte City, it was officially renamed Butte in 1894. Butte earned the nickname “The Richest Hill on Earth” due to its extensive mining legacy.

3 weeks ago | thejaxsonmag.com | Ennis Davis

A Brief History of Butte, MontanaOn Main Street, looking south, just north of Park Street. Founded in 1864 as a mining camp nestled in the northern Rocky Mountains, Butte is Montana’s fifth-largest city. The city’s name derives from the geological term butte, referring to the small hill upon which the town was originally built. First known as Butte City, it was officially renamed Butte in 1894. Butte earned the nickname “The Richest Hill on Earth” due to its extensive mining legacy.

3 weeks ago | thejaxsonmag.com | Ennis Davis

A 1913 Sanborn map of West Adams Street. | Jacksonville Public LibraryOnce a quiet residential corridor, West Adams Street was a defining feature of LaVilla during its time as an incorporated municipality between 1869 and 1887. This character began to change dramatically following two key events: the 1897 opening of the Jacksonville Terminal Company’s Union Depot and the Great Fire of 1901.

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The USG Jacksonville plant today. In 1896, recognizing the value of Florida’s cypress and timberlands, Wellington Wilson Cummer established the Cummer Lumber Company at Sandfly Point. The sawmill quickly grew into the Jacksonville area’s largest employer. With business thriving, the adjacent area developed into a community providing housing, shops and other amenities for the mill workers. This area became known as Milldale.

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The BeginningThe Jones-Chambliss Meat Packers plant viewed from the railroad. | University of FloridaThe Jones-Chambliss Company was officially incorporated in January 1911 with a capital investment of $30,000. The company name was a fusion of its founders’ names, Charles A. Jones and John O. Chambliss. That same year, John Chambliss partnered with Walter and William Graddick, Barney Hart, Robert Stewart, and William Smith to establish the Jacksonville Cattle Company at 406 Forest Street.