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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wakulla County, Florida
Adjacent to Wakulla County, Florida
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| Near Old Woodville Road 0.2 miles south of Cumberland Trace (South Springwood Boulevard), on the right when traveling south. |
| | It’s October 11, 1539…
Hernando de Soto and his army have stopped for the winter at the village of Anhayca, just north of here. Low on supplies, De Soto has dispatched his trusted Captain, Juan de Añasco…
As we are desperate for . . . — — Map (db m126593) HM |
| On Shell Island Road at Ladd Drive, on the left when traveling east on Shell Island Road. |
| | (side 1)
This recreational trail follows the alignment of the historic Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad, the first Florida railroad chartered by the territorial government in 1831.
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(side . . . — — Map (db m125493) HM |
| On Yellow Jacket Road at Summer Street, on the right when traveling south on Yellow Jacket Road. |
| | Constructed in 1924 and accredited in 1928, this was the first high school built in Wakulla County. The original stucco section, an "H"shaped design with one central area and three classrooms on each side, was made possible when Sopchoppy citizens . . . — — Map (db m101143) HM |
| On Port Leon Drive (State Road 363) north of Riverside Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | (front side)
In 1936 J. T. "Bo" Lynn founded Bo Lynn's Grocery market to serve the community of St. Marks. A wide variety of goods, including groceries, clothing, gasoline, automotive and boat parts, and fishing supplies were made . . . — — Map (db m117216) HM |
| Near Old Fort Road 0.2 miles south of Old Fort Drive. |
| | Here are interred the remains of 19 soldiers of the 4th and 7th Regiments of the United States Infantry and the 4th Battalion of the United States Artillery. These men were members of the garrison of 200 stationed here during the United States . . . — — Map (db m67114) HM |
| On Riverside Drive 0.1 miles west of Port Leon Drive (State Road 363), on the left when traveling west. |
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The former town of Port Leon, once the terminal for the Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad, was located across the St. Marks River about two miles south of here.
Reverse:
Port Leon, A Ghost Town Two Miles South
1838-1843 . . . — — Map (db m67270) HM |
| On Riverside Drive at Port Leon Drive (State Road 363), on the left when traveling west on Riverside Drive. Reported missing. |
| | Port Leon, located three miles south of St. Marks on Apalachee Bay, was founded in 1838 and incorporated in 1841. It was developed by and became the terminus of the Tallahassee Railroad Company. It was a prosperous port for a few years and was the . . . — — Map (db m129386) HM |
| On Old Fort Road 0.3 miles west of Port Leon Drive (State Road 363). |
| | In Grateful Remembrance
for a heroic and humanitarian act of courage in saving the life of an American soldier in March, 1818
Princess Malee "Milly" Francis
(c 1803 – 1848)
Woman of the Creek (Seminole) Indian Nation, recipient, . . . — — Map (db m116505) HM |
| On Old Fort Road 0.2 miles south of Old Fort Drive. |
| | Wooden stockades were built here by the Spanish in 1680 an 1758. In 1758, these were destroyed by a hurricane which drowned the garrison. A masonry fort was begun in 1759 but was soon abandoned to the Indians for a trading post and Indian . . . — — Map (db m67113) HM |
| Near Old Fort Road 0.2 miles south of Old Fort Drive. |
| | This is the site of the original Spanish fortifications. The first fort was a flimsy wooden fort started in 1678 and completed in 1679. The second fort, also of wood was built in 1718 on this site. A hurricane flooded this fort in 1758 and forty men . . . — — Map (db m67115) HM |
| On Lighthouse Road 10 miles south of Coastal Highway (U.S. 98) when traveling south. |
| | Noted lighthouse builder Winslow Lewis began work on the Saint Marks structure in 1829. Eroding shores forced relocation a short distance inland in 1842 to its present location. The adjoining keeper’s house is not original having been rebuilt on . . . — — Map (db m67106) HM |
| On Riverside Drive 0.1 miles west of Port Leon Drive (State Road 363), on the left when traveling west. |
| | It’s October 16, 1539…
In searching this area for a usable harbor, Hernando de Soto’s captain Juan de Anasco has found evidence of Pánfilo de Narváez’ expedition of 1528…
In an overgrown clearing, we have discovered many horse skulls and . . . — — Map (db m126594) HM |
| Near Wakulla Park Drive 0.5 miles north of Wakulla Springs Road (State Highway 61). |
| | On January 23, 1995, a vestige of Florida's ancient past emerged from the soil at Wakulla Springs State Park. During an archaeological investigation prior to a construction project, state archaeologist Calvin Jones uncovered a rare Paleolndian knife . . . — — Map (db m152898) HM |
| Near Wakulla Park Drive 0.5 miles north of Wakulla Springs Road (State Highway 61). |
| | Industrialist, naturalist, conservationist, who for forty years preserved and maintained the amenities of Wakulla Springs in their natural state, thus establishing a heritage for the preservation of these resources for the continued enjoyment and . . . — — Map (db m152899) HM |
| Near Wakulla Park Drive 0.5 miles north of Wakulla Springs Road (State Road 61). |
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This location is significant as it represents relationships between human culture and natural resources from the settlement systems of the Paleoindian period to the recent historic past, a period of nearly 15,000 years. There are 55 recorded . . . — — Map (db m101862) HM |
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