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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Leon County, Florida
Adjacent to Leon County, Florida
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| On Blountstown Highway (State Road 20) 0.1 miles from Five By Five Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Fort Braden was established in 1839 as a military outpost during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). At the end of the war the fort was abandoned, but the small farming community that had developed nearby continued. A school in the Fort Braden area . . . — — Map (db m79475) HM |
| On South Monroe Street 0.1 miles south of East Paul Russell Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (Side 1)
Throughout the 1950s-1970s, large-scale, nonviolent demonstrations by audacious students attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), Florida State University, and the University of Florida, as well as local . . . — — Map (db m135553) HM |
| Near West Park Avenue at North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Side 1)
Antonio (Toney) Proctor, born Antonio Propinos circa 1743 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was enslaved as a child. During the American Revolution, he was a body servant to a British army officer. He later worked in St. . . . — — Map (db m135554) HM |
| On Natural Bridge Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Site of decisive repulse of Federal forces by Confederate Militia in joint U.S. Army and Navy Operation to take St. Marks. The Army landing at lighthouse was prevented from getting to rear of St. Marks by Confederate opposition at Newport and . . . — — Map (db m13721) HM |
| On Rankin Avenue at Museum Road, on the right when traveling south on Rankin Avenue. |
| | Former home of Catherine Daingerfield Willis, great-grandniece of George Washington and widow of Achille Murat, Prince of Naples and nephew of Napoleon. During the Second French Empire she was recognized as a princess and financially assisted by . . . — — Map (db m79560) HM |
| On Golf Terrace Drive at William Ellis Street, on the right when traveling north on Golf Terrace Drive. |
| | After purchasing this land in 1912, George B. Perkins organized a golf club here. Perkins hired professional golf expert H. H. Barker to lay out the club’s scenic 9-hole course, which was completed in 1914. The Tallahassee Country Club, organized at . . . — — Map (db m151381) HM |
| On South Monroe Street (U.S. 27) at Apalachee Parkway (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling south on South Monroe Street. Reported missing. |
| | The Capitol site was selected before Tallahassee was founded. Three log buildings housed the government in 1824. A wing of the permanent Capitol, financed by sale of city lots, was built in 1826 but was later torn down. Another building was . . . — — Map (db m129813) HM |
| On Monroe Street at Apalachee Freeway on Monroe Street. |
| | This monument is erected by his fellow citizens of Leon County, Florida, as a testimonial of their high esteem for his character and public services. The memory of the hero is the treasure of his country. He was born July 10, 1823 and was killed . . . — — Map (db m73046) HM |
| On Chaires Cross Road (State Road 154) 0.2 miles west of Parkhill Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The community of Chaires was established in the 1820s during Floridas Territorial Period (1821-1845). The community is named after Green Hill Chaires, who, along with his two brothers, Benjamin and Thomas Peter, came from Georgia and established . . . — — Map (db m79536) HM |
| On South Adams Street at West Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling north on South Adams Street. |
| | In 1915, construction began on the Dixie Highway system that linked Florida with the Midwest via highways running from Michigan through Tallahassee along Old St. Augustine Road toward Miami. In the 1920s, the number of auto tourists visiting Florida . . . — — Map (db m100888) HM |
| On Young Street 0.1 miles west of South Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This brick house was the home of legendary Florida A&M University (FAMU) football coach Alonzo “Jake” Gaither and his wife, Sadie, a FAMU English professor. The couple regularly hosted sports and public figures from the 1950s-1960s, . . . — — Map (db m128319) HM |
| Near Natural Bridge Road 6 miles east of Woodville Highway (State Highway 363), on the left when traveling east. |
| | “Colonel Scott proceeded to place the troops in line… In the early dawn the enemy advanced in force across the pass, firing rapidly, but after a short contest were driven back by a mingled fire of musketry and canister.” ”During . . . — — Map (db m157202) HM |
| On Natural Bridge Road 6 miles east of Woodville Highway (State Highway 363), on the left when traveling east. |
| | (south)In Loving Memory 1861-1865 Defenders of Natural Bridge Lest We Forget (east) This monument erected under authority of an act of the legislature of Florida of 1921 as a just tribute of the people of Florida to commemorate the . . . — — Map (db m157200) HM WM |
| Near West Pensacola Street (State Road 366) near Appleyard Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In October 1940, hundreds of laborers began clearing swampland for temporary quarters for Dale Mabry Army Air Base, named in honor of a young Tallahassee dirigible pilot who died in 1922 after serving in World War I. In 1941, America entered World . . . — — Map (db m79561) HM |
| On Desoto Park Drive 0.1 miles south of East Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1539, a Spanish expeditionary force led by Hernando de Soto landed in the Tampa Bay area. Nearly 600 heavily armed adventurers traveled more than 4000 miles from Florida to Mexico intending to explore and control the Southeast of North America. . . . — — Map (db m79522) HM |
| On Mahan Drive (U.S. 90) 0.1 miles east of Arendell Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | Side 1
During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146794) HM |
| On Beverly Court at North Franklin Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Beverly Court. |
| | (Side 1)
This brick home built in 1928 belonged to the renowned Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and professor, Erno Dohnányi. Born in 1877, Dohnányi grew up in Pozsony, now Bratislava. At age 11, he gave his first public . . . — — Map (db m151377) HM |
| On South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard at Palmer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. |
| | Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is the only historically state supported educational facility for African Americans in Florida. It has always been . . . — — Map (db m79570) HM |
| On South Adams Street (State Road 363) at Palmer Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Adams Street. |
| | Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is the only historically state supported educational facility for African Americans in Florida. It has always been . . . — — Map (db m79571) HM |
| Near Interstate 10 (at milepost 194), 2 miles east of SR 263. |
| | The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because
of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m154150) WM |
| Near Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because
of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for . . . — — Map (db m154522) WM |
| On S. Monroe Street at Pensacola Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Monroe Street. |
| | The House of Representatives commends the Florida Bicentennial Commission for making possible the placement of the Liberty Bell here where the public may see the bell and reflect upon the liberty the bell symbolizes. On November 19, 1974, House . . . — — Map (db m73010) HM |
| On Monroe Street at Pensacola Street on Monroe Street. |
| | The State of Florida today joins the Sri Chinmoy International Peace Blossoms, a family of over 800 landmarks in 50 nations dedicated to the universally cherished goal of peace. May we, the people of Florida, forever embrace this lofty goal in our . . . — — Map (db m73044) HM |
| | Ante-bellum mansion constructed of brick shipped from New York to port of St. Marks. Completed in 1843. Fine fan lights and pleasing window placements. Circular stairway. Rare old furnishings. — — Map (db m67031) HM |
| | The land upon which Goodwood Mansion was constructed was part of the original land grant rewarded to the Marquis de Lafayette for his service during the Revolutionary War. Hardy Croom of North Carolina, a planter and recognized naturalist, purchased . . . — — Map (db m67032) HM |
| On Desoto Park Drive at East Lafayette Street, on the right when traveling south on Desoto Park Drive. |
| | John Martin was born in Plainfield, Marion County, Florida on June 21, 1884. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1914. He joined the Democratic Party and toured the state making speeches in support of President Woodrow Wilson before and during . . . — — Map (db m79523) HM |
| On North Calhoun Street 0.1 miles south of East Carolina Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Side 1
Governor William Dunnington Bloxham House 1844
This Federal-style building was constructed in 1844 by Richard A. Shine, a prominent builder and mason who constructed the south wing of Florida's Capitol in 1845. In 1881, . . . — — Map (db m79566) HM |
| On Desoto Park Drive south of East Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | It’s October 6, 1539…
Hernando de Soto established his winter encampment here, at Anhayca, a principal Apalachee Village
”On Sunday, October 25, [De Soto] arrived at a town called Uzela, and on Monday, at Anhayca Apalachee . . . — — Map (db m126591) HM |
| Near Natural Bridge Road 6 miles east of Woodville Highway (State Highway 363), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Honoring the Confederate and Union Soldiers who were killed in action or later died from their wounds. Battle of Natural Bridge March 6, 1865 CSA Captain Henry K. Simmons • Cpl. Matthew B. Hawkins • J.B. Ellis • John Grubbs • Eli Triplett USA . . . — — Map (db m157203) WM |
| On Railroad Avenue at All Saints Street, on the right when traveling south on Railroad Avenue. |
| | The Jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad Company Freight Depot, built in 1858, is one of the oldest railroad buildings in Florida and the oldest still used as a passenger rail station. The one-story depot was built when Tallahassee was the . . . — — Map (db m79550) HM |
| On East Jefferson Street at South Meridian Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Street. |
| | John Gilmore Riley was born in 1857, the son of Sarah and James Riley. He was not formally educated, but was instructed by his Aunt Henrietta. Riley became principal of Lincoln Academy, Tallahassee’s first local high school for African Americans in . . . — — Map (db m79583) HM |
| On North Gadsden Street at East 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Gadsden Street. |
| | This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 . . . — — Map (db m79528) HM |
| On Fernando Drive at North Meridian Road (State Road 155), on the right when traveling north on Fernando Drive. |
| | This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 . . . — — Map (db m100567) HM |
| On Desoto Park Drive south of East Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | On September 30, 1539…
Hernando de Soto’s army crossed into the land of the Apalachee. Its borders ran from southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Aucilla River to the waters of the Ochlockonee.
A Complex Culture
Part of . . . — — Map (db m126588) HM |
| On Woodville Highway (State Road 363) 0.3 miles south of Capital Circle Southeast (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling south. |
| | It’s October 11, 1539…
Near here, Captain Juan Añasco of Hernando de Soto’s army has entered the Apalachee village of Aute -
The village is deserted, but we have found a small supply of corn. My men captured several Indians. One is . . . — — Map (db m126592) HM |
| On South Monroe Street (State Road 20) at East Jefferson Street (State Road 366), on the right when traveling north on South Monroe Street. |
| | Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden Counties, Leon was created by the territorial legislature in 1824. Named for Juan Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida, it became antebellum Florida's most prosperous and populous county. Cotton thrived . . . — — Map (db m131866) HM |
| On Monroe Street at Apalachee Freeway on Monroe Street. |
| | To Rescue from oblivion and perpetuate in the memory of succeeding generations the heroic patriotism of the men of Leon County who perished in the Civil War of 1861 - 1865 This monument is raised by their country women Western Battles Shiloh, . . . — — Map (db m73047) HM |
| On E. Park Ave. just from S. Monroe Street, in the median. |
| | Between 1832 and 1833 the following men applied in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, for federal pensions granted for their military service during the American War for Independence Zachariah Gherkins (1757-1845) Served as a Private with . . . — — Map (db m73051) HM WM |
| On East Tennessee Street (U.S. 90) 0.1 miles west of North Franklin Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first Leon Academy opened in 1827, three years after Tallahassee's founding, and operated until the mid-1840s. In 1869, the Leon County Board of Public Instruction established separate schools for whites and blacks. In 1871, the county opened . . . — — Map (db m79541) HM |
| On East Jefferson Street at South Monroe Street, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street. |
| | Founded in 1856 by B.C. Lewis as a private banking business, the oldest bank in Florida has grown with the city and section, in size and services rendered. Since its founding, sons have followed fathers in the profession. — — Map (db m79525) HM |
| On Gamble Street at South Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Gamble Street. |
| | Lucy Moten School was built in 1932 at Florida A&M University (FAMU) with support from the Julius Rosenwald Fund and General Education Board. For more than 70 years, the school served as a training facility for African-American educators. The . . . — — Map (db m137656) 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 |
| Near West Tennessee Street at Mission Road. |
| | Mission San Luis de Talimali was among the largest and most important missions in Spanish Florida. Its parishioners were Apalachee Indians who were descendents of those people whose village Hernando de Soto appropriated during the winter of . . . — — Map (db m79564) HM |
| On Myers Park Drive at East Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling west on Myers Park Drive. |
| | (Side 1)
The Myers Park Historic District is near the remains of Hernando De Soto’s winter encampment (1539-40) in the Apalachee capital of Anhaica, and was the site of the 17th century Spanish mission La Purificación de Tama. The . . . — — Map (db m151384) HM |
| Near Natural Bridge Road 6 miles east of Woodville Highway (State Highway 363), on the left when traveling east. |
| | In this area, the St. Marks River disappears into sinkholes several times and reappears as springs. Here, it flows underground through a cavern and reappears 150 feet to your right. This has formed a land bridge which has been used by wild . . . — — Map (db m157204) HM |
| On Thomasville Road (U.S. 319) at Radford Farm Road, on the right when traveling south on Thomasville Road. Reported missing. |
| | Side 1
During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146797) HM |
| On Monroe Street at E. Pensacola Street on Monroe Street. |
| | The first two sessions of the territorial legislature were held at St. Augustine and Pensacola. The hazards of traveling between cities 400 miles apart prompted legislators in 1824 to locate a new capital at Tallahassee, between the two cities. Log . . . — — Map (db m100792) HM |
| On North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at West Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. |
| | The present boundaries of the Old City Cemetery were established by the Florida Territorial Council in 1829. Many pioneers and their slaves are buried here, although some early Tallahasseans were buried several hundred feet east of this site. The . . . — — Map (db m79582) HM |
| On Seminole Drive at Santa Rosa Drive, on the left when traveling north on Seminole Drive. |
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(Front)
This earth work located on ground once part of the plantation of E.A. Houston, father of Captain Patrick Houston (later state adjutant general) who commanded the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Natural Bridge, is a silent . . . — — Map (db m79544) HM |
| On Santa Rosa Drive at Old Fort Drive, on the right when traveling east on Santa Rosa Drive. |
| | (Side 1)
This earth work located on ground once part of the plantation of E.A. Houston, father of Captain Patrick Houston (later state adjutant general) who commanded the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Natural Bridge, is a silent . . . — — Map (db m151379) HM |
| On Pisgah Church Road 0.2 miles east of Centerville Road (County Road 151), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Missionaries sent by the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church held services for the Centreville community settlers at this site in the early 1820's. John Slade, known as the "Father of Methodism in Florida," organized the . . . — — Map (db m79535) HM |
| On North Monroe Street (U.S. 27) at East Brevard Street, on the right when traveling north on North Monroe Street. |
| | Site of Spanish Mission Fort San-Luis
Built about 1640 is two and one fourth miles west. — — Map (db m157512) HM |
| Near West Brevard Street at North Macomb Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Lincoln School served as the primary public education institution for African Americans in Leon County from 1869 to 1969. Established in 1869 as one of only two Freedman's Bureau schools in Florida to educate newly freed slaves. It was named after . . . — — Map (db m110972) HM |
| On E. Park Avenue at S. Monroe Street, in the median on E. Park Avenue. |
| | The oldest public building in Tallahassee. Construction was begun in 1835 and completed in 1838. Contains original slave galleries. The building was used many times as a place of refuge for women and children during Indian Wars. — — Map (db m73053) HM |
| On West Call Street 0.1 miles east of North Macomb Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Prince Achille Murat was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and the son of General Jochaim Murat, King of Naples. He settled in Florida in 1825, and as attorney, county judge, and director of Tallahassee's Union Bank, he played an active role in . . . — — Map (db m79577) HM |
| On North Calhoun Street north of East Carolina Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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(side 1)
Rutgers House
This house was built by George Proctor, a free African American in 1848 for City Councilman and Territorial Treasurer Henry Rutgers. The doors and woodwork were fashioned from mahogany, and other lumber . . . — — Map (db m110896) HM |
| On Piedmont Drive 0.2 miles north of Middlebrooks Circle, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built in the town of Lloyd in 1890, this Episcopal chapel was dedicated as St. Clement's Church on June 14, 1895, by Edwin Gardner Weed, 3rd Bishop of Florida. William Betton of Tallahassee designed and built the structure at a cost of $3,500. The . . . — — Map (db m79517) HM |
| On South Monroe Street (U.S. 27) at Apalachee Parkway, on the right when traveling south on South Monroe Street. Reported missing. |
| | Under Spanish rule Pensacola was the capital of West Florida, while East Florida's capital was St. Augustine. In 1821 the U.S. took possession and in 1822 William P. Duval succeeded Andrew Jackson as territorial governor. Dr. William H. Simmons, St. . . . — — Map (db m129814) HM |
| On Apalachee Parkway (U.S. 27) at Old St. Augustine Road, in the median on Apalachee Parkway. Reported missing. |
| | Side 1
During the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette came from France to the United States to offer not only his personal services as a major general in the Continental Army but also some $200,000 of his private fortune . . . — — Map (db m146795) HM |
| On Woodville Highway (State Highway 363) 0.3 miles south of Capitol Circle SE (U.S. 319), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Tallahassee to St. Marks railroad began operations in 1837. It was owned by the Tallahassee Rail Road Company, incorporated in 1834. The road was single track, twenty-three miles long, and had mule drawn cars. In 1839 a steam locomotive was . . . — — Map (db m125460) HM |
| Near Capital Circle Southwest (State Road 263) 0.3 miles west of Terminal Loop Road. Reported missing. |
| | DeSoto wintered here (1539-40). In 1633, the Spaniards established a chain of forts and missions to convert Apalache Indians. These were destroyed by the British in 1704 and the area reverted to wilderness. This site was selected as the capital of . . . — — Map (db m129288) HM |
| 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 |
| On Moses Lane at Toyleise Lane, on the left when traveling south on Moses Lane. |
| | Front
North Florida’s urban clubs and rural roadhouses, including clubs that have operated at this historic Bradfordville location, have played an important role in the history of the Gulf Coast “chitlin circuit” for touring . . . — — Map (db m79458) HM |
| On South Monroe Street (State Road 20) at East College Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Monroe Street. |
| | In recognition of its historic significance is listed in
The National Register of Historic Places
The Building, when constructed in 1927, was at the forefront of the business community with such prominent tenants as LeRoy Collins (Governor of . . . — — Map (db m131850) HM |
| On West Palmer Avenue at South Adams Street (State Road 363), on the left when traveling west on West Palmer Avenue. |
| | The first healthcare facility in Florida for African-Americans was the Florida A&M College (FAMC) Hospital, known as the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Hospital after 1953. The school's original two-story, 19-bed wooden sanitarium was built in 1911 . . . — — Map (db m79623) HM |
| Near Lee Hall Drive 0.1 miles west of Hudson Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The first healthcare facility in Florida for African-Americans was the Florida A&M College (FAMC) Hospital, known as the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Hospital after 1953. The school's original two-story, 19-bed wooden sanitarium was built in 1911 . . . — — Map (db m79624) HM |
| Near South Copeland Street near West College Avenue. |
| | The Florida State University campus is the oldest continuously used site of higher education in the state of Florida. In 1851, the Florida Legislature authorized the establishment of two state seminaries, one east and one west of the Suwannee River. . . . — — Map (db m79549) HM |
| Near Iamonia Landing Road 1.2 miles south of County Highway 12, on the left when traveling south. |
| | On March 3, 1540…
Led by Hernando de Soto, the army departed these Apalachee lands to continue their expedition northward. They crossed the present-day Flint River and then traversed the Mississippi River several times –
From here, . . . — — Map (db m126596) HM |
| On East Park Avenue at South Calhoun Street, on the right when traveling east on East Park Avenue. |
| | This house was constructed in 1843, probably by George Proctor, a free black builder. Attorney Thomas Hagner and his bride Catherine Gamble became the home's first residents the following year.
Immediately after the Civil War ended, Union . . . — — Map (db m133539) HM |
| On E. Park Avenue at S. Calhoun Street on E. Park Avenue. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Evidence points to George Proctor, a free black man, as the probable builder of this structure in 1843. The house was a wedding gift for Catherine Gamble, the bride of attorney Thomas Hagner. In 1865 the house was used as temporary Union . . . — — Map (db m133541) 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 |
| On Spanish Mission Court 0.2 miles north of Buck Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Side 1
In 1633, the province of Apalachee in Spanish Florida received its first full-time resident missionaries. The Franciscan Mission of San Pedro y San Pablo de Patale which was located about one hundred yards north of this marker was . . . — — Map (db m79569) HM |
| On Betton Road 0.1 miles east of Thomasville Road (State Road 61), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The site is all that remains of a much larger cemetery for African Americans dating from the pre-Civil War era through the 1940s. It was the main burial ground for black slaves and servants from the Betton Plantation as well as other surrounding . . . — — Map (db m79534) HM |
| On North Magnolia Drive 0.1 miles south of East Tennessee Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Side 1
Florida's capital has never been without an alert, vigorous press. Tallahassee's first newspaper, the Florida Intelligencer, was founded on February 19, 1825, nine months before the city was incorporated. The Tallahassee . . . — — Map (db m79518) HM |
| On North Magnolia Drive 0.1 miles south of East Tennessee Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Side 1
Founded as The Weekly True Democrat by John G. Collins, March 3, 1905. Milton A. Smith purchased the newspaper in 1908. On April 6, 1915, he made it "The Daily Democrat." Lloyd C. Griscom, became owner in 1929. It was purchased by . . . — — Map (db m146837) HM |
| On West Georgia Street 0.1 miles east of Old Bainbridge Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1894 by Lewis Washington Taylor and Lucretia McPherson Taylor, the Taylor House is located in Frenchtown, one of Tallahassee’s most historic neighborhoods. Settled by freed slaves after the Civil War, it quickly became a vibrant . . . — — Map (db m151382) HM |
| On Apalachee Parkway at S. Calhoun Street on Apalachee Parkway. |
| | Completed in 1841, the Union Bank is Florida's oldest surviving bank building. The business was chartered in 1833 as a planters' bank from which plantation owners could borrow against their land and slave holdings. The bank operated in a private . . . — — Map (db m73048) HM |
| On North Calhoun Street just south of East Georgia Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1847, this was the home of Simon Towle, a member of the Whig Party who served as Tallahassee mayor and state comptroller. The house features Classical Revival elements with a symmetrical facade and two-story columned portico. A gothic . . . — — Map (db m151383) HM |
| On W. Park Avenue at W. Duval Street on W. Park Avenue. |
| | When the Territory of Florida was opened to settlers in 1822, after the Seminole Indians were moved to central Florida, circuit riders came from South Carolina to start a Methodist mission. In 1824, they began the first religious organization in . . . — — Map (db m73054) HM |
| Near Heritage Park Boulevard east of Parkview Drive when traveling east. |
| | It’s October 5, 1539
Hernando de Soto’s army has reached the nearby village of Calahuchi -
We passed through fertile lands covered in large fields of corn - maize. While we marched, Apalachee warriors moved through the . . . — — Map (db m126589) HM |
| Near Natural Bridge Road 6 miles east of Woodville Highway (State Highway 363), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Capturing Tallahassee was not General Newton’s primary objective even though the capital lay just eighteen miles north of St. Marks. His plan was to take St. Marks and the fort there, destroying the railroad, bridges, and other property in the area. . . . — — Map (db m157201) HM |
| On South Adams Street south of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The keel for Monitor No. 9 (BM-9) was laid down in January 1899 at the Crescent Shipyard in Elizabethport, New Jersey by the Lewis Nixon ship works company. She was launched on 30 November 1901 and commissioned the USS Florida on 18 June 1903. The . . . — — Map (db m131027) HM |
| On Eisenhower Street at Van Fleet Street, on the left when traveling north on Eisenhower Street. |
| | After World War II, many veterans returning to Florida sought a college education through the GI Bill. The all-male University of Florida (UF) experienced record enrollment as thousands of veterans applied to the university. Unable to accommodate . . . — — Map (db m157515) HM |
| On South Martin Luther King Boulevard 0.1 miles south of West Palmer Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On May 26, 1956, two Florida A&M University (FAMU) students, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson boarded a crowded Tallahassee city bus and sat in the only seats available, in the front next to a white female passenger. The bus driver ordered them . . . — — Map (db m79553) HM |
| On Fernando Drive at Cristobal Drive, on the left when traveling north on Fernando Drive. |
| | The Woman's Club of Tallahassee was founded in 1903 by Miss Anna Chaires and other prominent Tallahassee women. The club helped Tallahassee's less fortunate citizens, and in 1910 was instrumental in securing funding for building the first Leon High . . . — — Map (db m93360) HM |
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