Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Florida 4-H
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 31, 2019
1. Florida 4-H Marker
Inscription.
Florida 4-H. . Head, Heart, Hands, and Health Florida 4-H began as a program to teach farming methods to rural youth and became a community-based program that taught millions of young Floridians how to Learn By Doing. In 1909, UF Dean of Agriculture J.J. Vernon organized corn clubs for boys in Alachua, Bradford and Marion counties. Clubs for girls followed in 1912. After 1915, Florida A&M University directed a program for African American youth. The clubs were part of a national movement that became known as 4-H and is now one of the largest youth organizations in the country. Since 1965, all Florida 4-H programs have been administered at the University of Florida where they are led by faculty and supported by volunteers.
Head, Heart, Hands, and Health
Florida 4-H began as a program to teach farming methods to rural youth and became a community-based program that taught millions of young Floridians how to Learn By Doing. In 1909, UF Dean of Agriculture J.J. Vernon organized corn clubs for boys in Alachua, Bradford and Marion counties. Clubs for girls followed in 1912. After 1915, Florida A&M University directed a program for African American youth. The clubs were part of a national movement that became known as 4-H and is now one of the largest youth organizations in the country. Since 1965, all Florida 4-H programs have been administered at the University of Florida where they are led by faculty and supported by volunteers.
Location. 29° 38.848′ N, 82° 20.732′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It can be reached from Stadium Road 0.2 miles west of Newell Drive. Marker is located in a courtyard west of the Dairy Pond. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainesville FL 32608, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
