Archer in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Wilson Robinson Memorial Pavilion

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 1, 2022

1. The Wilson Robinson Memorial Pavilion Marker

Inscription. Wilson Robinson, Sr., was a native of Archer, born on May 27, 1927. Mr. Robinson spent much of his life working to improve the community.

He was a founder of the Archer Community Progressive Organization and the Archer Day Care Center, and was President of the Florida State Association of Cooperatives (a seven-county group of black farmers who pooled their resources and crops to obtain fair market prices).

He worked with the Community Action Agency and Three Rivers Legal Services as well as the Alachua County School Board's Head Start Policy Council and was a member of the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council.

He was a man of strong religious faith who served as a deacon, teacher, and Sunday school superintendent for the Archer Church of God in Christ.

Mr. Robinson was the first African American elected to the Archer City Council. He provided leadership in this capacity from 1970 until his death on July 29, 1996. During those twenty-six years, he was Mayor four times.

Much as Wilson's own home was a community gathering place for people for many years, it is our hope that you will find this pavilion an environment

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suitable to relax, recreate, and commune in fellowship.

Welcome to Archer.

Erected by City of Archer.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is May 27, 1927.

Location. 29° 31.555′ N, 82° 31.628′ W. Marker is in Archer, Florida, in Alachua County. It is at the intersection of Southwest 174th Street and Southwest 137th Lane, on the left when traveling south on Southwest 174th Street. Marker is located near the pavilion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13975 Southwest 174th Street, Archer FL 32618, 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.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 1, 2022

2. The Wilson Robinson Memorial Pavilion Marker

least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Bethlehem Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Levy Yulee and Cotton Wood Plantation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Archer Veterans (approx. half a mile away); Archer School Gymnasium (approx. half a mile away); Archer (approx. half a mile away); Thomas Gilbert Pearson (approx. half a mile away); St. Peter Cemetery of Archer (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Archer.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.