businessman, Brigadier general for the Confederate States Army; resident of Fernandina Beach. Derrick Henry – football, 2015 Heisman Trophy Winner running back at Alabama, and the Tennessee Titans Howie Kendrick, Major League Baseball player for the Anaheim Angels Frank Murphy Jr former NFL football player for the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins. Apple Pope – American rugby league player who plays for the United States national rugby league team Tom Schwartz – Entrepreneur, model-actor and star of Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' D. J. Stewart – baseball left fielder at Florida State University Rick Stockstill, football head coach at Middle Tennessee; raised in Fernandina Beach. Zack Taylor – Major League Baseball player and manager for the St. Louis Browns Daniel Thomas, National Football League player for the Miami Dolphins David Levy Yulee, Florida Territorial representative to Congress and the first U.S. senator from Florida when it became a state, member of the Confederate Congress, builder of Florida's first cross-state railroad (Fernandina to Cedar Key). There is a statue of David Yulee in Fernandina Beach. Historic places Amelia Island Light American Beach Historic District Bailey House Ervin's Rest Fairbanks House Fernandina Beach Historic District Fort Clinch State Park Hippard House Historic Nassau County Courthouse Merrick-Simmons House Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Amelia Island Museum of History Original Town of Fernandina Historic Site John Denham Palmer House Tabby House US Post Office, Custom and Court House See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Nassau County, Florida Notes References Further reading Jan H. Johannes, Yesterday's Reflections, (1976, 1984) Jan H. Johannes, Yesterday's Reflections II, (2000) Jan H. Johannes, Tidewater Amelia: Historic homes & buildings of Amelia Island, Cumberland Island, St. Marys, Fort George Island, (2002) External links Economy Amelia Island Plantation Federal Aviation Administration Air Route Traffic Control Center ZJX Rayonier The Ritz Carlton Local media Fernandina Beach News-Leader Nassau County Record Florida Times-Union in Nassau County Cultural Amelia Island Genealogical Society Nassau County Writers and Poets Society Fort Clinch Government links/Constitutional offices Nassau County Government official website for County Government Nassau County Clerk of Courts Nassau County Board of County Commissioners Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Nassau County Property Appraiser Nassau County Sheriff's Office Nassau County Public Library Nassau County Tax Collector Special districts Nassau County School District St. Johns River Water Management District Nassau County Economic Development Board Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District Judicial