Ribault Monument, 1924

The Ribault Monument in Jacksonville, Fla., which commemorated the 1562 landing of Jean Ribault near the mouth of the St. John's River. The landing marked the beginnings of Protestant exploration in the New World. The photograph was taken at the unveiling ceremony of the Ribault Column at Mayport on 1 May 1924, pictured here: Col. Gaspard de Coligny, descendant of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, who traveled with Ribault on the 1562 voyage; Charles S. MacFarland, Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Huguenot-Walloon Commission