The Fanning Springs Bridge was built by the State of Florida.
In 1934 it was officially named the Benjamin Chaires Bridge in honor of a prominent pioneer settler of Dixie County.
Located 29 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, it held the . . . — — Map (db m17709) HM
Fort Fanning was built in 1838 during the Second Seminole War.
The fort was originally called "Palmetto", but was renamed in honor of Colonel Alexander Campbell Wilder Fannin (1788-1846).
Made of real wood, and situated in warm humid . . . — — Map (db m67884) HM
About 3 miles up river from here the sunken remains of the "City of Hawkinsville" lie on the bottom of the Suwannee River at Old Town landing. The "City of Hawkinsville" was brought to the Suwannee River in 1900 as a vessel employed in the timber . . . — — Map (db m245245) HM
