Merrill-Stevens: Legacy of the Southside Shipyard

Guest writer Andrew R. Nicholas dives into the history of a World War I era shipyard site now occupied by Bishop Kenny High School. - Jacob Brock and shipyards workers. Brock established the shipyard that eventually became Merrill-Stevens and the Jacksonville Shipyards during the 1850s. | Florida Memory Looking southeast across the St. Johns River from Bishop Kenny High School lies what was once the Merrill-Stevens Company shipyards. The property may not look like a...

Merrill-Stevens: Legacy of the Southside Shipyard
Guest writer Andrew R. Nicholas dives into the history of a World War I era shipyard site now occupied by Bishop Kenny High School. - Jacob Brock and shipyards workers. Brock established the shipyard that eventually became Merrill-Stevens and the Jacksonville Shipyards during the 1850s. | Florida Memory Looking southeast across the St. Johns River from Bishop Kenny High School lies what was once the Merrill-Stevens Company shipyards. The property may not look like a...