Isaiah David Hart (November 6, 1792 – 1861) was an American plantation owner and the founder of Jacksonville, Florida. Originally from Georgia, he began setting out the plans for the town in 1822 after moving to the area named Cowford. The Isaiah D. Hart Bridge over the St. Johns River in Jacksonville is named after him.
His son, Ossian B. Hart, became the tenth governor of Florida in 1873.
Famous quotes containing the words isaiah and/or hart:
“There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.”
—Bible: Hebrew Isaiah, 48:22.
Repeated in Isaiah 57:21.
“Wide awake I can make my most fantastic dreams come true.”
—Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)