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Duval County Places & Things Named for Politicians

Duval County is named for William P. Duval     The Charles E. Bennett Federal Building (built 1966), in Jacksonville, is named for Charles E. Bennett.     John Gorrie Junior High School (built 1923; closed 1997; now an apartment building called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, was named for John Gorrie.     The World War II Liberty ship SS James K. Paulding (built 1944 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1964) was named for James Kirke Paulding.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1967) was named for John Gorrie.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John J. Crittenden (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1968) was named for John J. Crittenden.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Hugh J. Kilpatrick (built 1944 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1969) was named for Judson Kilpatrick.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Sanford (built 1943-44 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1970) was named for Henry Shelton Sanford.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John S. Mosby (built 1943 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1971) was named for John S. Mosby.     The World War II Liberty ship SS George E. Waldo (built 1944 at Jacksonville; scrapped 1974) was named for George E. Waldo.     The World War II Liberty ship SS John Philip Sousa (built 1943 at Jacksonville; sold 1947; scrapped 1965) was named for John Philip Sousa.     The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Watterson (built 1943 at Jacksonville; sold 1947; later renamed Spartan; ran aground and wrecked at Pasa Buenavista, Cuba, 1961) was originally named for Henry Watterson.

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