Blountstown in Calhoun County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Blunt Reservation and Fields
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 17, 2022
1. Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker
After restoration
Erected 1964 by Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials in cooperation with Calhoun County Board of County Commissioners. (Marker Number F-120.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is January 2, 1857.
Location. 30° 26.583′ N, 85° 2.583′ W. Marker is in Blountstown, Florida, in Calhoun County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Road 20) and Main Street (State Road 71), on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue. Located on the grounds of The Old Calhoun County Courthouse, built in 1904, an historic building added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 1980. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 East Central Avenue, Blountstown FL 32424, 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.
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More about this marker. The marker is in good physical condition but the finished is weathered as would be expected in this climate.
Additional keywords. Courthouse, treaty
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
2. Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
3. Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker
with Cochranetown marker and Old Calhoun County Courthouse in the background.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
4. Old Calhoun County Courthouse, Blountstown, Florida
Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker is located on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
5. Old Calhoun County Courthouse, Blountstown, Florida
Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker is located on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
6. Old Calhoun County Courthouse, Blountstown, Florida
Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker is located on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
7. Old Calhoun County Courthouse, Blountstown, Florida
Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker is located on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
8. Agapanthus praecox, (Blue African Lily)
African Lily located near the Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2010
9. Lagerstroemia indica, (Crepe myrtle)
Crepe Myrtle located near the Blunt Reservation and Fields Marker on the Old Calhoun County Courthouse grounds.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2011, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,849 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. Photos: 1. submitted on October 28, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 18, 2011, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
