American Beach American Beach is listed as a historic site on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. (A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
American Beach Abraham Lincoln Lewis is born March 29, 1865 in the small town of Madison County, Florida to recently freed Robert and Judy Lewis, . In 1876, he moves with his family to Jacksonville, Florida. (A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
American Beach The final 83 acres with 1,500 feet of shoreline were granted to the Afro-American Life Insurance Company’s Pension Bureau by the United States government, bringing the total to 216 acres of this “Negro Ocean Playground.” (A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
American Beach Marvyne Elizabeth Betsch leaves Germany and returns to Florida to care for family and preserve the history of American Beach. (A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
American Beach A.L. Lewis Museum at American Beach re-opened in 2022. (A. L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
American Beach, Fla. Founded in 1935, the American Beach Resort rose from the beautiful
sands on Amelia Island, Florida to become a destination for Black hope, pride and joy. (A.L. Lewis Museum at American Beach)
