44-529: Nassau County School District ( NCSD ) is a school district headquartered in Fernandina Beach, Florida . It serves all of Nassau County . The district serves five geographic areas: Fernandina, Bryceville , Callahan , Hilliard , and Yulee . NCSD's geographic zones determine the feeder plans for its schools. This Florida school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fernandina Beach, Florida Fernandina Beach
88-468: A Carthagenian privateer. On 1 January 1814 Sappho captured Ann . On 7 June 1814, O'Grady advanced to Post-captain while with Sappho on the Jamaica station . Sappho underwent repairs at Chatham in 1815. However, she was not fitted for sea until February to May 1818. On 2 February 1818 she was recommissioned under Commander James Hanway Plumridge , for Cork . He commanded her at Saint Helena and
132-506: A bachelor's degree or higher. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 11,487 people, 4,789 households, and 3017 families residing in the city. As of 2016, the largest self-reported ancestries/ethnicities in Fernandina Beach, Florida (excluding Hispanic/Latino groups) were: Nassau County Fire Rescue operates Station 20 on the south end of Amelia Island, as well as Station 70 Oneil. The Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
176-590: A course as if intending to cut off several merchant vessels to leeward. Sappho gave chase and at about 1330 hours fired a shot over the brig, which was flying British colours. The brig then fired a broadside at Sappho and exchanged Danish colours for the British colours she been flying to evade scrutiny. Langford immediately bore down and brought what turned out to be Admiral Yawl (or Admiral Juul , or Admiral Yorol ) to close action. The engagement lasted about half an hour before Admiral Yawl struck her colours . In
220-414: A crew of 120 men and boys. Admiral Yawl was a brig, but unusual in that she had her armament on two decks; on her first or lower deck she had twelve 18-pounder carronades and on her second, or principal deck, she carried sixteen 6-pounder guns. Her crew consisted of 83 men and boys. The weight of the broadsides favored Sappho at 262 pounds versus 156 pounds for Admiral Yawl , as did the relative size of
264-450: A lugger that surrendered to Royal George . The lugger was Eglée , M. Olivier, of 16 guns (3 and 4-pounders), with a crew of 56 men. She was nine days out of Dunkirk and had taken one prize, Gabriel out of Yarmouth, which she had attempted to scuttle after taking the master and crew on board. Ringdove , one of Sappho's sister ships, found Gabriel , but she was sinking fast and could not be saved. The frigate Ariadne also joined
308-407: A month before the declaration of war. Sappho had intervened to enable the merchant vessel Fernando (or Fernandeno ), to escape the port of Fernandina, Florida's Port of Fernandina . With the approval of President James Madison and Georgia Governor George Mathews , insurgents known as the "Patriots of Amelia Island " had seized the island. After raising a Patriot flag, they replaced it with
352-702: A notably successful two months of prize-taking in the first year of the War of 1812 . She was wrecked in 1825 off the Canadian coast and then broken up in 1830. Sappho was commissioned in February 1807 under Commander George Langford. On 7 September she was present at the Battle of Copenhagen . On 8 January 1808 Sappho and the Revenue Service brig Royal George , Captain Curry, chased
396-553: Is a city in northeastern Florida and the county seat of Nassau County , Florida , United States. It is the northernmost city on Florida's Atlantic coast, situated on Amelia Island , and is one of the municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville (formally the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area ). The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan Indian people. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", Amelia Island has had
440-485: Is a general aviation airfield approximately three miles south of the city that serves Amelia Island . The public schools of Fernandina Beach are part of the Nassau County School District . They include: Private schools: Note: Atlantic Elementary (2nd and 3rd grades) was closed at the end of the 2008 school year. After the closing, 2nd grade was moved to Southside and 3rd grade to Emma Love . Also,
484-453: Is also the largest incorporated city in the county, since Yulee is an unincorporated town. Prior to the arrival of Europeans on what is now Amelia Island, Native Americans occupied the site of the original town of Fernandina. Native American bands associated with the Timucuan mound-building culture had settled on the island about 1000 CE, calling it Napoyca. They remained on the island until
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#1733084550707528-571: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.7 square miles (41 km ), all land. It is the northernmost city on the eastern coast of Florida. Fernandina Beach has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) with long, hot, and rainy summers and short, mild winters. In 2020, the total value of products produced in Fernandina Beach, Florida was $ 87.9 million. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 13,052 people, 5,869 households, and 3,544 families residing in
572-611: The American Montessori Society. Nassau County Public Library operates the Fernandina Beach Branch which is located at 25 N. 4th Street. This is the main branch in the library system with a variety of services. The library also is a passport acceptance facility. This location underwent major renovations beginning in 2014 through early 2015, but is still currently located in the historic downtown area. The 1988 fantasy film The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
616-621: The American privateer Saucy Jack , of seven guns and 110 men, had captured Eliza , Lane, master, and Sisters , Butterfield, master, near the Tortugas as they were sailing from Bermuda to Jamaica. Sappho took Eliza into Jamaica. Next, Sappho recaptured the brig San Francisco Xavier on 3 December. A Carthaginian privateer had captured San Francisco off Baracoa as she was sailing from Teneriffe and Puerto Rico to Havana. Sappho took San Francisco into Jamaica. Two days later Sappho captured
660-928: The Crown in a spirit of reprisal against the British after the Battle of Copenhagen (1807) . The Government commissioned, manned, and armed Admiral Yawl . Jorgenson reports that by cutting through the ice a month before it was expected that any vessel could get out, he was able to come unawares among the English traders and capture eight or nine ships before Sappho interrupted his cruise. In April Commander William Charleton replaced Langford. Charleton then sailed Sappho for Jamaica on 22 June. In 1810 Commander Thomas Graves took command, followed by Commander Edmund Denman in late 1810. Commander Hayes O'Grady had been appointed to command of her on 15 June 1810, but apparently did not take actual command until 1811. On 13 May 1812, Sappho fired on U.S. Navy Gunboat No. 168. This occurred about
704-561: The Federal workers who had been enlarging the structure. The Confederates erected batteries on the northern end of Amelia Island but lacked the resources to fortify Fort Clinch. Robert E. Lee , who was commanding coastal defenses in the Deep South, ordered cannons and troops withdrawn in early 1862. Lee's orders to withdraw the cannons and troops were too late. Union forces, consisting of 28 gunboats commanded by Commodore Samuel Dupont , occupied
748-667: The Green Cross of Florida flag over the Spanish Fort San Carlos . MacGregor claimed to be Brigadier General of the armies of the United Provinces of New Grenada and Venezuela (where he had successfully fought and led troops), and General-in-Chief of the armies for the two Floridas, commissioned by the Supreme Director of Mexico. Spanish soldiers forced MacGregor's withdrawal, but their attempt to regain complete control
792-596: The Irish station. On 13 August 1820 Sappho and Plumridge captured the American vessel Liberty , and the next day they captured the American vessel Clinton , both smugglers. On 12 October Sappho captured the American smuggling schooner Maria . One of the three vessels had 400 bales of tobacco. Commander Henry John Rous took command in November 1820. In early 1821 Sappho sailed to Cape Town via Lisbon. In Lisbon she took on six survivors from Abeona , which had burnt in
836-461: The Nassau County sheriff and Fernandina police chief with him. Acting on a tip, on May 16 police surrounded the house Murray was staying in. Murray heard the officers getting into position, and shot and killed deputy sheriff Joseph W. Robinson. In the ensuing gun battle Murray wounded Fernandina Police Chief James Higgenbotham. Although grazed on the wrist and scalp, Murray was able to escape. Despite
880-738: The North Atlantic while carrying emigrants from Scotland to South Africa. Commander William Bruce replaced Rous in March 1822. In February 1822 she was under Commander Jenkin Jones for the Halifax station. Still, on 16 November 1823 Sappho picked up some spirits at sea. For this the Board of Customs granted a reward to her officers and men. In April 1824 Commander William Hotham took command. His replacement in April 1825
924-575: The US schooner Carolina chased a British 14-gun privateer for three hours when an 18-gun British brig, which the Carolina's captain believed to be Sappho , approached. The two British vessels then set off in pursuit of the American schooner, which, however, after a chase of just over two hours, outdistanced them. The next day Carolina encountered the same British brig again, and again was able to escape. On 17 July Sappho recaptured Eliza . Three days earlier,
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#1733084550707968-416: The chase and later shared in the prize money. The same four British vessels shared in the capture of the privateer Trente et Quarante , of 16 guns and 62 men, though the actual captor was Ringdove . Trente et Quarante was a lugger letter of marque , carrying sixteen 6 and 9 pounder guns, of which 14 were mounted. Her complement was 66 men, of whom 65 were on board, under the command of M. Fanqueux. She
1012-470: The city. Of the population in 2020, 4.0% were under 5 years old, 10.8% were under 18 years old, and 33.5% were 65 years or older. 49.8% of the population were female. There were a reported 1,576 veterans living in the city. 8.8% of the population were foreign born persons. 9.4% of those under the age of 65 years old lived with a disability and 15.1% of that same population did not have health insurance. There were 2.12 persons per household. In 2020, 81.0% of
1056-414: The command of Commodore Hugh Campbell maintained control of the island. On May 15, 1812, the British brig. Sappho fired on Gunboat no. 168, which had fired on the loyalist merchant vessel Fernando to prevent her leaving. Outgunned, the American gunboat withdrew, which enabled several vessels to escape from the port. President Madison eventually denounced the filibustering of George Mathews, however, on
1100-432: The crews. The Danish captain was the colourful and erratic adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen , who in 1801 had been a member of the crew, and perhaps second in command, of Lady Nelson . On Lady Nelson he participated in at least one voyage of exploration along the coast of Australia. In his autobiography he states that his father joined seven other merchants from Copenhagen jointly to purchase Admiral Yawl and present it to
1144-581: The early 18th century, when European settlement began. On January 1, 1811, Enrique White , governor of Spain's East Florida province, named the town of Fernandina, about a mile from the present city, in honor of King Ferdinand VII . On May 10 of that year, Fernandina became the last town platted under the Laws of the Indies in the Western hemisphere. The town was intended as a bulwark against U.S. territorial expansion. In
1188-508: The exchange of fire, Sappho had one man wounded and one man injured. Admiral Yawl had two dead: her second officer and a seaman. As a result of the action Langford received promotion to Post-captain , and in 1847 all then surviving officers and crew were qualified to receive the Naval General Service Medal with the clasp "Sappho 2 March 1808". Sappho carried sixteen 32-pounder carronades and two 6-pounder guns, manned by
1232-573: The festival include vendors with seafood, arts, crafts, collectibles and antiques, live music, the Miss Shrimp Festival pageant, a fireworks display and a parade. HMS Sappho (1806) HMS Sappho was a Cruizer class brig-sloop built by Jabez Bailey at Ipswich and launched in 1806. She defeated the Danish brig Admiral Yawl in a single-ship action during the Gunboat War , and then had
1276-473: The flag of the United States. American gunboats under the command of Commodore Hugh Campbell, maintained control of the island in an attempt to secure East Florida to prevent a Spanish-English alliance in the area in advance of the war. In late 1812 Sappho took some nine prizes: Sappho also sent into Nassau Josefe , Veya, master. A Spanish vessel suspected of carrying American goods. On 20 June 1813,
1320-724: The flags of the following nations flown over it: France , Spain , Great Britain , Spain (again), the Republic of East Florida (1812), the Republic of the Floridas (1817), Mexico , the Confederate States of America , and the United States . The French, English, and Spanish all maintained a presence on Amelia Island at various times during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, but the Spanish established Fernandina. The town of Fernandina, which
1364-470: The following years, it was captured and recaptured by a succession of renegades and privateers. At the beginning of the Patriot War , with the approval of President James Madison and Georgia Governor George Mathews on March 13, 1812, insurgents known as the "Patriots of Amelia Island" seized the island. After raising a Patriot flag, they replaced it with the United States flag . American gunboats under
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1408-428: The grounds that Mathews had violated his instructions. Spanish pressure forced the American evacuation from the island in 1813. Spanish forces erected Fort San Carlos on the island in 1816. However, A Scottish soldier and adventurer named Gregor MacGregor with 55 musketeers seized Fort San Carlos in 1817, claiming the island on behalf of "the brethren of Mexico, Buenos Ayres, New Grenada and Venezuela", and raised
1452-493: The housing units were owner-occupied. The median value of those owner-occupied housing units was $ 356,600. The median gross rent was $ 1,041. The median household income was $ 80,260 with a per capita income of $ 50,051. 10.2% of the population lived below the poverty threshold . In 2020, 97.9% of households had a computer and 96.5% had a broadband internet subscription. 95.5% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 45.5% of that same population had
1496-412: The intensive manhunt for him, Murray was able to slip off of Amelia Island to the mainland. The City of Fernandina offered a reward for the capture of Murray, "dead or alive". Fernandina Beach is located at 30°24′04″N 81°16′27″W / 30.4010°N 81.2742°W / 30.4010; -81.2742 , approximately 25 miles (40 km) northeast of downtown Jacksonville . According to
1540-590: The island on March 3, 1862, and raised the American flag. In January 1863, the first all-black regiment of former slaves recruited to fight for the Union was read Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation at Fernandina. Three weeks later they set sail up the St. Marys River to engage the Confederate forces. The Union used the fort as a base for its operations in the area for the remainder of the war. In 1891, Harmon Murray , who had been
1584-461: The leader of a criminal gang operating out of Gainesville , arrived in Fernandina, where his sister lived. Murray was soon committing burglaries and robberies in Fernandina and elsewhere on Amelia Island. Law officers chased a black suspect several times, who shot at them on one occasion. Murray taunted the police with a letter in early May, to the effect that he would not be taken alive, and would take
1628-514: The private Catholic school, St. Michael's Academy , is in downtown Fernandina Beach. All three Fernandina Beach public schools are "A" rated by the State of Florida. The nickname of Fernandina Beach High School 's athletic teams is the "Pirates". Amelia Island Montessori School is near American Beach and is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools and is an associate member school with
1672-538: The south. The leaders of Fernandina did not want a new community to grow and prosper to surpass their town. The leaders of Fernandina decided to move the town up to the railroad where the present-day Fernandina Beach stands. Yulee began construction of the railroad in 1855 and was completed in 1861. On January 8, 1861, two days before Florida's secession, Confederate sympathizers (the Third Regiment of Florida Volunteers) took control of Fort Clinch , already abandoned by
1716-476: Was Captain W. Canning. On 14 September Sappho arrived at Halifax in some distress. She had lost the head of her foremast and foretop-mast on 26 August on her passage to Bermuda from Portsmouth. Falling spars had killed one man and wounded four others. Then Sappho struck on the Sisters Rocks in coming into the harbour. The weather was moderate so she was soon off again. Although Sappho had been refloated,
1760-476: Was about a mile from the present city, was named in honor of King Ferdinand VII of Spain by the governor of the Spanish province of East Florida , Enrique White . Fernandina has the distinction of being the last Spanish city platted in the Western Hemisphere, in 1811. According to the 2020 census , the city population was 13,052, up from 11,487 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of Nassau County. It
1804-757: Was filmed in Fernandina Beach and at soundstages in Jacksonville. The house that stood in for Villa Villekulla, Pippi's home, is known locally as Captain Bell's House and is on Estrada Street in the Old Town area directly across from the Fernandina Plaza (parade ground for the Spanish fort) and overlooking the Amelia River. The Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival occurs annually over the first weekend in May. Events and activities of
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1848-590: Was foiled by American irregulars organized by Ruggles Hubbard and former Pennsylvania congressman Jared Irwin . Hubbard and Irwin later joined forces with the French-born pirate Louis Aury , who laid claim to the island on behalf of the Republic of Mexico. U.S. Navy forces drove Aury from the island, and President James Monroe vowed to hold Amelia Island "in trust for Spain." In 1847 construction of Fort Clinch began in nearby present-day Fernandina. The Third System fort
1892-569: Was named after General Duncan Lamont Clinch who fought in the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars . Senator David Levy Yulee , founder of the Florida Railroad , wanted the eastern terminus of his railroad line to end in Amelia Island . The Old Town Fernandina was too cut off by the marshes to be used as a terminal. Yulee wanted to end the railroad on the banks of the Amelia River one mile to
1936-557: Was only three months old, was 16 days out of Dunkirk, and had made no captures. Captain Farquar of Ariadne wrote the letters reporting the capture of Eglé and Trente et Quarante , and recommended that the Admiralty purchase the latter. Sappho was cruising in the North Sea and on the morning of 2 March she was sailing east off Scarborough, when she discovered an armed brig that was steering
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