Myers Park in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Anhaica

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 11, 2024

1. Anhaica Marker

Inscription.
Myers Park was once the site of the Apalachee village known as Anhaica. For centuries, the Apalachee and their ancestors established communities in the Red Hills region of North Florida, between the Aucilla and Ochlockonee Rivers. Around the 11th century, the Apalachee built the nearby mound complex at Lake Jackson. It served as a ceremonial center before Anhaica was established around 1500 CE. Before contact with Europeans, the population has been estimated at 30,000–60,000 residents. The leadership within their communities was inherited through matrilineal descent. In 1539, members of Hernando de Soto’s army recorded 250 Apalachee dwellings at Anhaica, surrounded by fields of corn, beans, and squash. Smaller satellite villages encircled the principal village with outlying farms near agricultural fields. Anhaica remained the principal Apalachee village after de Soto’s army left in 1540. In 1633, Franciscan priests established the mission San Luis de Xinayca at Anhaica. In 1656, the Apalachee moved their main village from this site to San Luis de Talimali (Mission San Luis), three miles west.
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by Tallahassee Historical Society, Panhandle Archaeological Society at Tallahassee, and The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-1251.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1500.

Location. 30° 25.905′ N, 84° 16.302′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Myers Park. It is on Myers Park Drive close to Circle Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1057 Myers Park Dr, Tallahassee FL 32301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 11, 2024

2. Anhaica Marker

of this marker: Myers Park Historic District (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Fort Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Fort Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Adderley Amphitheater (approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor John W. Martin House (approx. 0.3 miles away); His Dream Dies With Him (approx. 0.3 miles away); Land of the Apalachee (approx. 0.3 miles away); De Soto Winter Encampment Site 1539~1540 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . DeSoto Winter Encampment at Anhaica Apalachee. (Submitted on December 22, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 21, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on December 22, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.