Chapter 4
Jacksonville, FL
THEY’D SLEPT LATE, for a couple of Navy guys, but were on the road by eight and had stopped for lunch near Brunswick, Georgia. Later, a few miles after they’d crossed the Florida-Georgia border, Irv said, “That sign says we’re in Jacksonville.”
“That’s what the sign says, all right,” Chris said, “and it’s technically correct.”
“Why technically?”
“Because the City of Jacksonville and Duval County formed a consolidated government back in the sixties. So, except for four small municipalities that opted out of the consolidated government, once you’ve crossed the county line into Duval County, you’re in Jacksonville. Look at the terrain. Does that look like a city to you?”
“All I see are woods and water.”
“Exactly.”
“How do you know all that stuff?”
“It’s cal
