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Jackson would be president from 1828 to 1837, and died in 1845. His few visits to Florida did not include stops at a settlement in the state’s northeast corner, along the St. Johns River.
You’ve probably heard about the movement to replace Andrew Jackson’s image on the $20 bill, but why did the United States put him on there in the first place?
The letter that created one of the most widely retold legends of the Seminole leader Osceola came from the White House. In February of 1835, President Andrew Jackson took pen in hand to write a let… ...
Without question, the memory of Andrew Jackson is one to be well remembered by Floridians. John Appleyard is a Pensacola historian and writes a weekly historical column in the Pensacola News Journal.
The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school boys basketball state championships resume with the Andrew Jackson Tigers taking on the Villages Charter Buffalo.
Will Dickey–/AP Ronnie English, a City of Jacksonville worker, pressure-washes the statue of Andrew Jackson after it was defaced with paint Monday, June 22, 2020, in downtown Jacksonville, Fla.
The system of government that Andrew Jackson put into place in 1821 set the tone for what Pensacola's administration looks like today.
You would not know it from the newspapers but we are in the midst of the 200th anniversary of Andrew Jackson’s invasion(s) of Florida. In July 1816, he ordered his military forces to destroy the ...
Noting Andrew Jackson’s slave-owning past and his role in the Trail of Tears, a group of community members are calling for Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville to be renamed.
Andrew and Tristan Tate left Romania for Florida after a travel ban was lifted, amid ongoing criminal investigations. This live blog is now closed.
IN the long roll of American presidents Andrew Jackson may not be the most commendable figure. or even the most substantial, but surely no other is so picturesque, so energetic, so intensely ...