Tallulah-North Shore
North Shore
Tallulah | |
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 Trout River near Main Street | |
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| Coordinates: 30°23′09″N 81°39′24″W / 30.38587°N 81.65670°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| City |  Jacksonville |
| Government | |
| • City Council | Sam Newby Ju'Coby Pittman |
| • State Assembly | Travis Davis |
| • State Senate | Audrey Gibson |
| • U.S. House | Al Lawson (D) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,294 |
| ZIP Code | 32208 |
| Area code | 904 |
North Shore, also known as Tallulah, is a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida located in the Northside area. First platted in 1879, the primarily residential area was annexed by Jacksonville in 1925. The Trout River, a tributary of the St. Johns River, is North Shore's most notable feature and also forms the neighborhood's northern border.
Geography
North Shore is located on Jacksonville's Northside, along the banks of Trout River. The neighborhood's boundaries consist of Trout River on the northern edge, Moncrief Creek to the west, Main Street to the east, and CSX rail lines bordering the Brentwood neighborhood to the south.
History
Throughout most of the 1800s the area now considered North Shore consisted mainly of farms, lumberyards and naval stores operations. In 1879, anticipating residential growth in the region, a man by the name of Jeremiah Fallausbee platted an area he called Tallulah. The name "Tallulah" is an American Indian name meaning "leaping water." The area would remain sparsely populated until housing needs increased in the wake of the Great Fire of 1901. In 1915, additional areas were platted under the name North Shore. The city annexed the entire area in 1925.[2]
Features
North Shore Park
North Shore Park is located along the Trout River at the northern terminus of Pearl Street. The park was included and named on the 1915 plat of North Shore. The city would later expanded the park by acquiring adjacent properties in 1943 and 1944. The park contains picnic facilities, a boat landing, an asphalt walking trail and stone benches. A shoreline kayak launch was added to the park in 2018.[3]
Tallulah Park
Tallulah Park is located on Tallulah Avenue at Vermillion Street. land for the park was purchased by the city in 1935, and later expanded in 1949. the 4-acre park contained many of the same facilities as did in 1965. Facilities include a lighted tennis courts, baseball diamond and basketball courts. An attractive tree canopy surrounds the perimeter of the park.[4]
Signet Park
Signet Park is located along the banks of the Trout River. The park was included in the 1915 plat of North Shore but unnamed at that time. Though for a time the tract may have been known as Trout Park, it eventually became known as Signet Park, due in part to name change of Silver Street to Signet Street, which is adjacent to the park. An additional parcel extending to the Trout River was later incorporated onto the northern end of the park.[5]
Rolliston Park
Rolliston Park is located along the west side of a canal that leads into the Trout River. The developers of North Shore donated most of the land for the park to the city in 1940 and 1941. The city purchased the remainder from the developer in 1944. Known as Rolliston Street Park in 1969, the park's most striking feature is an elongated expanse of lawn, which is bordered by a tree-lined canal and the Trout River.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "2010 US Census Tract/Block Data Set". CensusViewer. US Census. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Davis, Ennis (July 17, 2017). "North Shore: The Northside's Best Kept Secret". thejaxsonmag.com. The Jaxson Magazine. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "North Shore Park". coj.net. City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Tallulah Park". coj.net. City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Signat Park". coj.net. City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Rolliston Park". coj.net. City of Jacksonville. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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