On Ohio Avenue South at Wilbur Street SW, on the left when traveling north on Ohio Avenue South.
This region was originally the land of the Timucuan Indians. Suwannee County was created in 1858. The county seat was removed from its original site at Houston to Live Oak in 1868 because of the latter's superior geographical position and railroad . . . — — Map (db m125973) HM
On Hatley Street (U.S. 41/129) at Central Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Hatley Street.
After the Civil War began in 1861, it became critical for the Confederacy to have north and south running railroads to connect existing Florida and Georgia lines to bypass Union blockades at Florida ports. The Confederate government ordered . . . — — Map (db m96933) HM
On West Howard Street (U.S. 90) at Pine Avenue SW, on the right when traveling west on West Howard Street.
Dedicated November 25, 2003 in memory of Lynnette Shore Ricketson, owner and caretaker of the Suwannee Democrat. She loved deeply, lived for those and the community she loved, gave freely of herself to those in need and believed a newspaper belongs . . . — — Map (db m93359) HM
On Ohio Avenue South at Howard Street W., on the left when traveling north on Ohio Avenue South.
This memorial is erected in recognition of all veterans of Suwannee County who served their Country in times of war and peace.
Erected in honored memory by the citizens of Suwannee County AD 1975 — — Map (db m230063) WM
Near Conner Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Capital Circle Southeast (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling east.
Its specific identity lost to time and the Suwannee River, the Luraville Locomotive is one of the nation's oldest "iron horse" steam locomotives. Most likely built between 1850 and 1855, the oft-modified 10-ton, wood-burning American 4-4-0 steam . . . — — Map (db m67648) HM
Near North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
David Lang was born on May 9, 1838 in Camden County, Georgia. After graduating from the Georgia Military Academy in 1857, he moved to Florida and worked as a surveyor for Suwannee County. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private and . . . — — Map (db m79580) HM
On 116th Street 0.2 miles west of 129th Road, on the left when traveling west.
Christmas Hemming was born into slavery in Duval County. On January 3,
1885, he paid $1,100 for 640 acres in Suwannee County. Hemming, along
with his wife, Annie Jane, and son, Handy, started a farm where they
raised livestock and grew several . . . — — Map (db m297562) HM
On 6th Street just east of Walker Avenue Southwest, in the median.
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The Florida Institute, renamed Florida Memorial College in 1918, was established on this site in 1879. It stood as a lighthouse of promise for generations of African Americans. After the Civil War and Reconstruction periods, there were few . . . — — Map (db m199932) HM
Near Conner Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Capital Circle Southeast (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling east.
(left panel) The Luraville Locomotive is a rare example of the early American wood-burning “Iron Horses,” which helped carve the United States out of the wilderness in the pre-Civil War era.
The Eight-wheeled, 10-ton engine . . . — — Map (db m131838) HM
Near U.S. 129 0.2 miles north of Feed Mill Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
The Caretakers and the Tenants
V. M. "Brownie" Moses and Vera Sapp Moses were business leaders and active citizens in Suwannee County from 1949 to 1990. They were well known in the livestock circles in Florida, having operated Moses Livestock . . . — — Map (db m264345) HM
On Douglas Street Southwest at Lafayette Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Douglas Street Southwest.
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This is the site of the Douglass Center, a consolidated school complex that offered elementary, junior, and high school level classes to African American students. The center's origin can be traced back to the Reconstruction era. . . . — — Map (db m127265) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
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