On Northeast Lake Desoto Circle at Northeast Madison Street, on the right when traveling north on Northeast Lake Desoto Circle.
During the Reconstruction Era local townspeople threw several rifles, trap door Springfield Model 1868 Caliber .50-.70, belonging to U.S. Forces into Lake DeSoto to protest the presence of Federal Troops in the area.
Sixteen rifles were . . . — — Map (db m149337) HM
Near Northwest Morrell Drive 0.5 miles north of Northwest Mansfield Drive.
The Bishops had a great love for Florida and its beautiful rivers. Senator Bishop was a conservationist and farmer. While in the Florida senate he was a key figure in the establishment of the Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Virginia Bishop was a . . . — — Map (db m210075) HM
On Old Bellamy Road 0.2 miles west of Northwest 173rd Road Street, on the left when traveling west.
Side 1
Country stores were critical for collecting farm crops and sending them to market. They played an important role in building commerce and establishing credit. The Traxler store was one of several in Alachua County that provided these . . . — — Map (db m197954) HM
On NW 1st Street (State Road 47) near West Well Street, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Fort White, named for a former Second Seminole War fort built nearby in 1837, was founded in 1870 and flourished briefly after the arrival of the railroad in 1888. Phosphate mining and the growing of citrus and cotton sparked a boom that . . . — — Map (db m64600) HM
On Northwest Falling Creek Road (County Road 131) 0.9 miles north of US Highway 41 (State Road 100), on the right when traveling north.
Falling Creek Falls Park is a cooperative venture between the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) and the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners. The SRWMD acquired the land through the Preservation 2000 land acquisition program . . . — — Map (db m126089) HM
On Northeast Coach Anders Lane at Northeast Aggie Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Northeast Coach Anders Lane.
Side 1
African American education in Columbia County dates to Reconstruction when the first school was established in 1866 for freed people of color in the county. In 1906, the Lake City School for Colored Students was created under the . . . — — Map (db m202818) HM
On 9th Avenue South at 22nd Lane S, on the left when traveling west on 9th Avenue South.
Dirt Trails to Main Street
During the 1920s, on the edge of a growing city barely 30 years on the map. African Americans began to create their own community along a dirt trail known as 22nd Street S. It was far in the county, part of . . . — — Map (db m261752) HM
On North Marion Avenue at Justice Street, on the right when traveling north on North Marion Avenue.
Dedicated July 3, 1991
by the
Northeast Florida
Leadership Council Inc.
In Honor of the
Columbia County
Desert Storm
Military Personnel — — Map (db m239707) WM
Near Lowder Street just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Born August 15, 1923 in Seven Mile Camp in Columbia County. The son of Ernest Sr. and Sarah (Davis) Harvey. Mr. Harvey survived a horrific childhood with dignity and strength of character to become one of Baker County’s most beloved and respected . . . — — Map (db m206746) HM
On State Highway 28 at Old Charleston Road (Local Road 38), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 28.
About four miles southeast is the site of the American Revolutionary Battle of Long Cane. On December 12, 1780, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Allen and a British force of 400-500 men defeated Colonel Elijah Clarke and 100 Americans, an advanced . . . — — Map (db m241074) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
