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Jacksonville: formerly “The Hartford of the South”

Independent Life Insurance Building was built in 1955. The wide base was designed to accommodate the very large computers and printers of that era.

JF Bryan IV recounts the history of the insurance industry at Speaker Series event Over 70 members of the Jacksonville Historical Society and other guests gathered Jan. 23 at Old […]

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