Jacob Brock (July 5, 1810 – September 22, 1876) was a prominent steamboat captain and a pioneer in the early establishment of Enterprise, Florida.[3][4]

Captain
Jacob Brock
Born(1811-07-05)July 5, 1811
DiedSeptember 22, 1876(1876-09-22) (aged 66)
Resting placeJacksonville, Florida, US
OccupationSteamboat captain
Known forFounding Enterprise, Florida
SpouseRhoda Stevens Brock
Children2
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Early life

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Jacob Brock was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 5, 1811. He was the third of twelve children born to Jacob Brock and Abigail Sanders.[2]

Florida

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In 1853, Brock bought a steamship that he named the Darlington. In 1860, he built a second steamboat which he named the Hattie after one of his daughters.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Captain Charles H. Brock". Florida Memory. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Wells, Frederic P. (1902). History of Newbury, Vermont from the discovery of the Coös country to present time. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Caledonian Company. pp. 475–476.
  3. ^ "Jacob Brock's Enterprise: Boomtown on the River". Volusia County. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  4. ^ McTammany, Mary Jo (July 31, 2001). "Steamboat man mastered St. Johns". Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Waitley, Douglas (2000). Best Backroads of Florida: The Heartland. Pineapple Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 978-1561641895.
  6. ^ Cowart, John W. (2005). Crackers and Carpetbaggers. Lulu.com. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1411621312.