On Williams Avenue just north of Fourth Street, on the left when traveling north.
Dr. Joe Hendrix (1925-2002) arrived in Port St. Joe in 1953 to practice medicine with Dr. Albert Ward and Dr. Wayne Hendrix. In later years “Dr. Joe” created the Medical Clinic on this site where he served the community for 47 years, treating . . . — — Map (db m298998) HM
This memorial is to commemorate the birth of the State of Florida and the assembling of the first Constitutional Convention of this state convened in a building then standing upon this spot in the Year of our Lord 1838.
All men are equal before . . . — — Map (db m62107) HM
On Constitution Drive (U.S. 98) at Gautier Memorial Lane, on the right when traveling north on Constitution Drive. Reported missing.
Florida's first railroad was constructed for the Lake Wimico & St. Joseph Canal & Railroad Company. Work began in 1835 and the first train ran in March 1836. The line extended nine miles from St. Joseph to Lake Wimico. The state's first steam . . . — — Map (db m129676) HM
Near Garrison Avenue (Florida Route 384), on the right when traveling south.
The fenced portion of Old St. Joseph Cemetery constitutes only a small part of the original burial ground of the city of Old St. Joseph (1835-1841). Mass burial sites of yellow fever victims lie in unmarked graves.
The surrounding area was . . . — — Map (db m147101) HM
On Eighth Street 0.1 miles east of Monument Avenue (U.S. 98), on the right when traveling east.
This Church Edifice was dedicated by The Right Reverend Bishop Allen and served the Catholic community for 34 years previous to dedication of the new Catholic facility in 1959.
The building was purchased in 1970 by the Port St. Joe Garden Club . . . — — Map (db m238181) HM
On Garrison Avenue 0.2 miles north of Madison Avenue (County Route 384), on the right when traveling south.
This site is one of three cemeteries of Saint Joseph. Many persons interred here were victims of yellow fever which plagued the city throughout July and August, 1841, causing its depopulation and abandonment. The dread disease, sparing neither rich . . . — — Map (db m167037) HM
Near Garrison Avenue 0.2 miles Madison Avenue (County Route 384).
The following persons are believed to be buried here:
Dr. Thomas H. Thompson, native of Charlestown
Editor of the Apalachicola Advertiser~1840
George Clark, of Boston~1841
Henry Langley, of Georgetown, Washington, D.C.~1844
Captain George . . . — — Map (db m167115) HM
On Cape San Blas Road 1.1 miles west of State Road 30A, on the right when traveling west.
A major Confederate saltworks, with daily capacity of 150 bushels, before completion, was located 200 feet north. Brick foundations were salvaged from ruins of the old City of St. Joseph. Salt processed by evaporation of seawater was one of . . . — — Map (db m27029) HM
On Monument Avenue (U.S. 98) at Cecil G. Costin, Sr. Boulevard ( Route 71), on the left when traveling north on Monument Avenue.
With completion of St. Joseph & Lake Wimico Railroad, 1836, movement of cotton to shipside at St. Joseph, from the foremost cotton producing territory in the world, began here, thence to domestic and foreign ports. As a result, the young village . . . — — Map (db m167038) HM
On Allen Memorial Way at Orial Way, on the right when traveling north on Allen Memorial Way.
Nestled amongst a live oak-lined neighborhood, Port St. Joe is home to the site of Florida's first Constitutional Convention. In 1838, state delegates crafted the first Florida Constitution under a large live oak.
Today, the park features a . . . — — Map (db m309134) HM
