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Jaguars Twitter boosts fundraising efforts for Old Stanton High School Two Jacksonville Jaguars fans shared a tweet asking for donations to save the Old Stanton building, and many people stepped up to help. Author: Troy Kless (First Coast News) Published: 6:02 PM EST February 17, 2021 Updated: 6:28 PM EST February 17, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla The old Stanton High School building in Downtown Jacksonville has a storied past. From renowned graduates to its place in history as the first all-Black high school in the state. Poet James Weldon Johnson who wrote the lyrics to the song “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” was a student at the school and later its principal. ....
February 11, 2021 · 0 Comments By Brian Lockhart Many Ontario towns were named after the original settlers who first staked a claim on the land, cleared the area for farming, and, perhaps, opened a general store. Stanton, ON, got its name when a judge made his decision to settle any future dispute between two founding families of the town. The earliest settlers in the area, which is located on what is now Airport Rd., just south of Mansfield, were the Hands and the Walker families. Why the name Stanton was chosen is a mystery – at least, it’s not recorded anywhere – although the town was indeed referred to as Handsville at one time, but it was an unofficial designation. ....