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Duval County
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Duval County Places & Things Named forPoliticians

Duval County is named forWilliamP. Duval    The Charles E. BennettFederalBuilding (built 1966), in Jacksonville, is named forCharlesE. Bennett.    John GorrieJuniorHigh School (built 1923; closed 1997; now anapartmentbuilding called The John Gorrie), in Jacksonville, was named forJohnGorrie.    The World War IILibertyshipSS James K. Paulding (built 1944 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1964) was named forJamesKirke Paulding.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Gorrie (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1967) was named forJohnGorrie.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John J. Crittenden (built 1942-43 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1968) was named forJohnJ. Crittenden.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Hugh J. Kilpatrick (built 1944 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1969) was named forHughJudson Kilpatrick.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry S. Sanford (built 1943-44 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1970) was named forHenryShelton Sanford.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John S. Mosby (built 1943 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1971) was named forJohnS. Mosby.    The World War IILibertyshipSS George E. Waldo (built 1944 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1974) was named forGeorgeE. Waldo.    The World War IILibertyshipSS John Philip Sousa (built 1943 at Jacksonville;sold 1947; scrapped 1965) was named forJohnPhilip Sousa.    The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Watterson (built 1943 at Jacksonville; sold1947; later renamedSpartan; ran aground and wrecked at PasaBuenavista, Cuba, 1961) was originally named forHenryWatterson.    The World War IILibertyshipSS W.S. Jennings (built 1944 at Jacksonville;scrapped 1970) was named forW.S. Jennings.

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