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

Alachua County Courthouse

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

1. Alachua County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. The Alachua County Commission, by authority of the Florida Legislature, selected this site for a courthouse in 1854, moving the county seat from Newnansville. The first courthouse was a frame building completed in 1856. It was demolished on the completion of a red brick courthouse in 1886. The current building, completed in 1958, and its 1962 addition, were erected in response to the continuing expansion of governmental needs in Alachua County.

Erected 1972 by Alachua County Historical Commission Authorized by the Board of County Commissioners In Cooperation With Department of State. (Marker Number F-191.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 29° 39.086′ N, 82° 19.497′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It is on S Main Street (State Road 329) near SE 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainesville FL 32601, 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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lynching in America / Reconstruction-Era Lynchings in Gainesville (a few steps from this marker); Josiah T. Walls (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish Cattle Ranching (about

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600 feet away); First Gainesville Skirmish / Battle of Gainesville (about 600 feet away); To the Americans Held Hostage by Iran (about 600 feet away); We Remember Them With Compassion (about 700 feet away); City of Gainesville (about 700 feet away); East Florida Seminary (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 within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

2. Alachua County Courthouse Marker

Alachua County Courthouse Marker, along S Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

3. Alachua County Courthouse Marker, along S Main Street

Alachua County Courthouse Marker on grounds of present day Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 4, 2012

4. Alachua County Courthouse Marker on grounds of present day Courthouse

Alachua County Courthouse 1886 - 1958 image. Click for full size.

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5. Alachua County Courthouse 1886 - 1958

Alachua County Courthouse present day image. Click for full size.

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6. Alachua County Courthouse present day

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,496 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 2, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5. submitted on May 1, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on May 2, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.