Sneads in Jackson County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sneads
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 1, 2013
1. Sneads Marker
This pump was built for the town of Sneads by Gabriel Smith in 1899 or 1900 and it is believed to be the second mechanical pump in the area. 1.5/72 acres of land was deeded to the city of Sneads, in the county of Jackson, on 18 February, 1899 for the sum of $200.00 by F.A. and Mittie Brown.
The village was first called Gloucester and the Sneads post office had its beginning in Miss Harriett Pope's parlor-hallway. Mail was brought in from Chattahoochee on horseback.
The town of Sneads was incorporated 26 October 1894, with 37 citizens. 30 voted for and 7 against incorporation. Adam White laid out the plot of the town. The site was chosen near the river, then the primary means of transportation. Gabriel Smith became the first mayor in 1893 and Lewis Taylor was the first postmaster. Smith and Taylor are credited with the development of the town. Its present name honored Dr. W.R. Snead, the first dentist to settle in the area.
The pump was restored in the summer of 1974 by the Carlisle Rose Garden Club and the town council.
Erected 1976 by Jackson County Historic Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers
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Location. 30° 42.481′ N, 84° 55.512′ W. Marker is in Sneads, Florida, in Jackson County. It is at the intersection of Old Spanish Trail (State Road 10A) and Taylor Street, on the left when traveling west on Old Spanish Trail. Marker is in small city park next to the old town pump. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sneads FL 32460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sneads Community House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Apalachicola River - A Florida Blueway (approx. 4.1 miles away); Chattahoochee Landing Mound Group (approx. 4.1 miles away); Nicolls' Outpost (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named The Chattahoochee Landing Mound Group (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Nicoll's Outpost (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Scott Battle of 1817 (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Scott Massacre (approx. 4.1 miles away).
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 1, 2013
2. Old Town Pump
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 9, 2022
3. Sneads Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,799 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2013, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on December 13, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
