MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years agoTIL that Jacksonville, Florida is the largest city by area in the continental United States at 875 square miles and was named after General Andrew Jackson who never even visited Jacksonville everrefactoid.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Jacksonville, Florida is the largest city by area in the continental United States at 875 square miles and was named after General Andrew Jackson who never even visited Jacksonville everrefactoid.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squarelemillionsocks@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoJacksonville used to be an entire county containing the city of jacksonville and due to various reasons they kinda incorporated the entire metro area/county into one city.
Jacksonville used to be an entire county containing the city of jacksonville and due to various reasons they kinda incorporated the entire metro area/county into one city.