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Jacksonville, Florida

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Location

The Resume

    (February 9, 1832- )
    Inhabited by the Timucuan Indians
    Settled by the French in 1562
    Officially founded by Isaiah D. Hart
    Second largest city in area (841 sq miles) in the United States, second to Juneau, Alaska
    Most populous city in Florida
    Population listed at 735,617 as of the 2000 census
    Home of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars

Why Jacksonville, Florida might be annoying:

    The town is named after President Andrew Jackson.
    It's known as the 'Winter City in Summerland.'
    Much of the city was destroyed, rebuilt and destroyed again during the Civil War.
    Many residents of the city were plagued with yellow fever during the late 1880's.
    A statute of a Confederate soldier was raised in 1898 when Confederate war veteran, C.C. Hemming, donated $20,000 to do so. The statute was built to face the South.
    A fire in 1901 destroyed well over 2,000 buildings.

Why Jacksonville, Florida might not be annoying:

    It used to provide much of America with cotton and timber.
    It's got great weather year-round.
    On average, it's population raises by four times during the winter months.
    Its crime rate isn't anywhere near as high as Miami's.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 117 Votes: 42.74% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 37 Votes: 8.11% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 140 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 83 Votes: 62.65% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 48.09% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 332 Votes: 51.51% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 237 Votes: 57.81% Annoying