As many locals know, the Navy's Blue Angels formed right here in Jacksonville in 1946.

See how many facts you can get straight about the River City.

The city of Jacksonville was founded in 1822, so this year marks 200 years since the River City came into existence, and city leaders decided that was something worth celebrating!

Participants learned about the founder of Jacksonville -- Isaiah Hart.

As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years of history, we are remembering some of the city's most influential people from Eartha M.M. White to A. Philip Randolph.

Jacksonville celebrates its Bicentennial this Saturday. The energy has been building for an epic party with events popping up all over town. The Jacksonville Artist’s Guild and the Art Center Cooperative, Inc. presents their Bicentennial Art Exhibition: Jacksonville Past and Present at the Downtown Library and James Weldon Johnson Park. Attendees will see paintings and creations from artists who incorporated Jacksonville’s history into their projects. They will also have the opportunity to have history lessons from members of “The Imposters”, a collective of performing artists who portray characters integral to Jacksonville’s history.

As Jacksonville celebrates 200 years -- including lots of changes to the look of the riverfront -- we look ahead to more changes coming along the city’s iconic St. Johns River.

Take a trip back in time to look at the City of Jacksonville's history ahead of it's 200th birthday.

Brown said to expect uniformed and plain-clothed officers all over the area.

From childhood memories at Neptune Beach to college life at the University of North Florida, Sheril Whitehouse is deeply rooted in the River City.

If you live in Jacksonville long enough, you’re sure to complain about the traffic. It’s basically a River City right of passage. But those who lived and drove in the area from the 1950s to the 1980s remember a different source of traffic complaints: Tolls.

Mayor Lenny Curry, along with the Jacksonville Historical Society and Airstream Ventures, on Thursday will announce the plans for the official Jacksonville Bicentennial Celebration.

A city only gets one bicentennial.

A city only gets one bicentennial.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest Naval base in the Southeast region and the third-largest in the United States.

Newer residents might not know, but the River City once had a reputation for a pretty nasty smell that was so bad it could make you sick to your stomach.

The Florida Theatre, which has been anchored in downtown Jacksonville for nearly a century, is behind one of Elvis Presley's most iconic looks.

Their names are world-famous: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, 38 Special, Molly Hatchet. Not as well known, however, is that those bands are among several who together pioneered a new kind of music nearly 60 years ago in Jacksonville. As the city celebrates its bicentennial, Southern rock endures and still thrives today.

Many are surprised today to learn that Ribault High School in Northwest Jacksonville was a white-only school in the 1960s. Patricia Pearson, whose father was iconic civil rights leader Rutledge Pearson, helped change that.

As many locals know, the Navy's Blue Angels formed right here in Jacksonville in 1946.

Every year, millions of people take in the world-famous Blue Angels spectacle. The air shows have become a thrilling American pastime. But when Jacksonville resident Lynne Kelly sees the Blue Angels, she sees her beloved grandfather.

More than 100-year-old tunnels once connected downtown Jacksonville, and you can still see some of them for yourself today.

As we mark the 200th anniversary of Jacksonville, we turn to a longtime resident to take us back in time to the Jacksonville he remembers. George Winterling moved to our area in 1941. He was just a boy; his father moved the family from New Jersey when Winterling was about 10 years old.

Bold City downtown alongside Gary Sass, a Jacksonville walking tour guide, will be hosting a 1901 Great Fire-themed tour.

Jacksonville burned to the ground 121 years ago Tuesday in the Great Fire of 1901 that destroyed 90% of downtown.

You might not realize that many of the neighborhoods that now make up Jacksonville were once cities themselves.

One of the most monumental achievements for Jacksonville is when it became an NFL city and got the Jaguars.

Jacksonville’s celebration of its 200th birthday this June has many remembering important events that shaped our city.

The Jacksonville Historical Society is celebrating the city’s bicentennial with photos and information from the archives on Jacksonville’s past.

The team trying to bring it here has narrowed the list of possible locations down to five.

Mayor Lenny Curry, along with the Jacksonville Historical Society and Airstream Ventures, on Thursday will announce the plans for the official Jacksonville Bicentennial Celebration.

The city of Jacksonville is gearing up to celebrate and commemorate its bicentennial.