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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 known as the Cow Ford on the St. Johns River. Hart was a wealthy planter who took arms against Spain in the 1812 Patriot Rebellion and nine years later founded Jacksonville.