DeFuniak Springs in Walton County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Florida Education Association: The Beginning

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 27, 2010

1. Florida Education Association: The Beginning Marker

Inscription. Florida teachers and administrators numbering 700 met here in Chautauqua Hall for a "teachers institute" called the Florida Chautauqua. The meeting was called to order by J.A. Graham, City Superintendent of Schools, Key West, at 12:30 p.m., on Thursday March 4, 1886. The major purpose of the gathering was a short but intensive training period mainly in subject matter fields, for many teachers were mere "grammar school grads." Here was the beginning of the Florida Education Association.

A separate black teachers' association was formed in 1890. On July 1, 1966 the black and white organizations merged. The name Florida Education Association was continued for this combined organization, and in 1975, the work "United" was added when FEA and Florida's American Federation of Teachers merged.

The Florida Education Association has become a symbol of the achievements of the past and an inspiration to those who will promote excellence for Florida's public schools, colleges, and universities in the future.

Erected 1986 by Walton County Education Association, Florida Education Association/United, in cooperation with the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-307.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1812.

Location.

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30° 43.033′ N, 86° 6.962′ W. Marker is in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, in Walton County. It is at the intersection of Circle Drive and West Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive. Located near the north end of the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood / Walton County Chamber of Commerce. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Defuniak Springs FL 32435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Florida Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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: Tabernacle (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodist Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Recreation (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The DeFuniak Library (about 400 feet away); Walton-DeFuniak Library (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeFuniak Springs.

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, November 27, 2010

2. Florida Education Association: The Beginning Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 998 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2015, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.