Treasures of Nassau: Exponential growth and changing demographics

The historic Fernandina Beach courthouse. File photo/News-Leader

In May 1979 the Navy selected the King’s Bay site to become home to a fleet of submarines capable of being armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons. The project, the largest peacetime construction ever undertaken by the Navy, would take nine years to complete at a cost of $1.3 billion. It would be a major boon to the area economy. Submitted

The Concours d’Elegance car show will celebrate its 30th anniversary this March. Beginning this season it will be known simply as “The Amelia.” Submitted

When the county outgrew the old courthouse in downtown Fernandina Beach, a two-courthouse decision was adopted in 1998 in which the old courthouse would remain in operation with renovations, while a new courthouse annex would be built in Yulee. Submitted