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  • Master site development plan : University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

    Master site development plan : University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Vertical Aerial View of the University of North Florida Site Prior to Construction.

    Vertical Aerial View of the University of North Florida Site Prior to Construction.

  • High Oblique Aerial View of the University of North Florida Site

    High Oblique Aerial View of the University of North Florida Site

  • Campus Construction Access Road

    Campus Construction Access Road

  • Overlooking Campus Construction

    Overlooking Campus Construction

  • University of North Florida Entrance Sign

    University of North Florida Entrance Sign

Beginning in 1963, Florida Senator John E. Mathews, Jr. proposed the addition of a university for the educationally underserved community of Duval County. His efforts were rewarded in 1968 with the establishment of the University of North Florida.

A site selection committee was appointed by the Mayor of Jacksonville to determine a home for UNF. Proposed sites included locations in Springfield, Downtown, the Westside, and Southside. Though not universally approved, 1000 acres in the Deerwood area of Southside were purchased as the future site of UNF campus.

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