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

We Remember Them With Compassion

Naebahiono manta nahiabotanicano

Photographed by Dave W, April 19, 2023

1. We Remember Them With Compassion Marker

Inscription.

Gainesville is part of the traditional homelands of the Potano people, a Timucua-speaking society. The Timucua people lived here since time immemorial. Indigenous peoples from other nations long inhabited the area around what is now called Gainesville, and made innumerable contributions to the region. By the end of the 18th century, most of the Timucua people were obliterated by disease, violence and warfare. May this marker remind us to perpetually seek ways of mirroring the regenerative lifeways of the original Indigenous stewards of this land.

Erected by City of Gainesville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Environment • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 29° 39.136′ N, 82° 19.388′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It is in Duckpond. It is on East University Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 E University Ave, Gainesville FL 32601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

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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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: East Florida Seminary (a few steps from this marker); City of Gainesville (a few steps from this marker); First Gainesville Skirmish / Battle of Gainesville (a few steps from this marker); To the Americans Held Hostage by Iran (a few steps from this marker); Spanish Cattle Ranching (a few steps from this marker); 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / Reconstruction-Era Lynchings in Gainesville (about 600 feet away); Alachua County Courthouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Soldier Memorial (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but

Photographed by Dave W, April 19, 2023

2. We Remember Them With Compassion Marker

has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.