Here is a link to an interesting read I stumbled across tonight.
Immigrant Jacksonville: A Profile of Immigrant
Groups in Jacksonville, Florida, 1890-1920
http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=etd&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dfarris%2520and%2520company%2520meat%2520jacksonville%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D10%26ved%3D0CFYQFjAJ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.unf.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1000%2526context%253Detd%26ei%3D3yMeT_vYD-rW2wWS35ywDw%26usg%3DAFQjCNH-vLXI2ftwxg3T-t9jHp_6CeRj8A#search=%22farris%20company%20meat%20jacksonville%22
This thesis cuts off at 1920. Wasn't there a big wave of Syrians who came here after 1920?
Yes, a wave of Syrians (mostly actually from what is now Lebanon) and Palestinians from Ramallah moved to Jacksonville after that that point. Great find Lake, I hope we can find a profile for post-1920.
Fantastic find, Lake! Just blew a good part of my morning reading the whole thing. Amazing how far back some of our familiar Jacksonville names go.
Quote from: Tacachale on January 24, 2012, 10:37:43 AM
Yes, a wave of Syrians (mostly actually from what is now Lebanon) and Palestinians from Ramallah moved to Jacksonville after that that point. Great find Lake, I hope we can find a profile for post-1920.
Someone told me that there are now more Christians from Ramallah here in Jacksonville than are left in the town of Ramallah.