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

Inscription. This is the western boundary of a reservation set aside by the treaty of Fort Moultrie and given to John Blunt (Blount) one of the six principal chiefs of the Florida Indians. The Apalachicola River was the eastern boundary. The treaty was ratified January 2, 1824. Signers of the treaty were William P. Duval, James Gadsden, Bernard Sequi, Nea Mathla, John Blunt, Tuski Hajo, Mulatto King, Emathlochee and Econchatimico. Blountstown was named after him.

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: Native Americans • 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. Marker 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cochranetown - Corakko Talofv (here, next to this marker); M & B Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away); "Old Blountstown" Courthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Governor Fuller Warren (approx. 2.4 miles away); Abe Springs Bluff Courthouse (approx. 7.4 miles away); Altha Methodist Church (approx. 10 miles away); Torreya Tree (approx. 10.8 miles away); Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 15½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blountstown.

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