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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat for Alachua County
Gainesville is in Alachua County
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On SW 5th Street at SW 8th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on SW 5th Street.
Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church is a landmark in Porters Quarters, one of Gainesville’s oldest and most historic African-American neighborhoods. Dr. Watson Porter, a Canadian physician, established Porters addition to Gainesville in 1884 and . . . — — Map (db m150690) HM
Near Fletcher Drive at East West Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Construction on Sledd Hall began in 1928. Originally known as New Dormitory, it was completed in 1929 and renamed Sledd Hall in 1939. The architect was Rudolph Weaver and the contractor was the Sutton Brothers Company. The original construction . . . — — Map (db m151215) HM
On E. University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Present-day Gainesville was the center of a large Spanish cattle ranching industry, founded on the labor of native Timuqua Indians, during the 1600s. LaChua, largest of the ranches, was a Spanish corruption of an Indian word, and in turn was . . . — — Map (db m72916) HM
On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive.
Steve Spurrier was named to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2017. Spurrier joined Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bobby Dodd and Bowden Wyatt as the only four to be inducted as a player and coach. The 1966 Heisman . . . — — Map (db m150592) HM
On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive.
Steve Spurrier was named to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2017. Spurrier joined Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bobby Dodd and Bowden Wyatt as the only four to be inducted as a player and coach. As Florida’s head . . . — — Map (db m150631) HM
On NW 6th Street, on the right when traveling north.
This is one of the oldest houses in the city of Gainesville. It was constructed about 1850 by Major James B. Bailey, a prominent citizen of Alachua County. Bailey was a leading proponent of moving the county seat away from Newnansville to a new . . . — — Map (db m55424) HM
On SW 3th Street at SW 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on SW 3th Street.
This site, known locally as the ballpark, was the center of recreational activities in Gainesville for more than 60 years. From 1883-1910 Gainesville’s Oak Hall baseball team played here against teams from Florida and the Southeast. The Oak Halls . . . — — Map (db m150706) HM
On Northeast 2nd Avenue at Northeast 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Northeast 2nd Avenue. Reported missing.
The Gainesville Serviceman's Center
The City of Gainesville purchased the Servicemen’s Center lot on December 7th 1942. The Federal Works Agency constructed a $37,000 building with a ballroom, stage, dressing rooms, second floor reading . . . — — Map (db m220712) HM
On NW 7th Avenue west of NW 10th Street, on the right when traveling east.
A. Quinn Jones, Sr. (1893-1997), prominent African-American teacher, educational leader, and advocate, lived here from 1925 to 1997. The home, built ca, 1920, is a one-story frame bungalow set on brick piers. Jones’ career, spanning the segregation . . . — — Map (db m233743) HM
On Village Drive at Southwest 2nd Avenue (State Road 26A), on the right when traveling north on Village Drive. Reported permanently removed.
100 yards west is an aboriginal burial mound built ca. A.D. 1000 by Alachua Tradition peoples, ancestors of the Potano Indians who lived in Alachua County in the 16th and 17th centuries. Initially several individuals were buried in a central grave, . . . — — Map (db m134742) HM
This Tower
A memorial to University of Florida
men who made the Supreme Sacrifice
to Two World Wars.
Was erected through the gifts of alumni and friends. It was dedicated in March, 1953 at ceremonies commemorating the 100th . . . — — Map (db m151502) WM
On Fletcher Drive south of West University Drive (Florida Route 26), on the right when traveling north.
When this building opened in 1906, it was called the Main Building. It served as the administration-classroom building for the University. The president’s office was on the southwest corner of the first floor. There were twenty-four classrooms, . . . — — Map (db m151217) HM
On NE 6th Ave at NE 4th St, on the left when traveling east on NE 6th Ave.
William Ruben Thomas House begun by C.W. Chase in 1906, this building was bought and completed in 1910 by Major W.R. Thomas, the house continued as the family’s residence until 1926 when it became part of the Hotel Thomas. Its use by the citizens . . . — — Map (db m150663) HM
On Village Drive south of Southwest 2nd Avenue (State Road 26A), on the right when traveling north.
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Timucua Burial Mound
This earthen mound pays tribute to the ancestors of the Timucua Indians who lived and established villages near lakes and other sources of fresh water in north central Florida. Around 950 CE, following . . . — — Map (db m134740) HM
Near Southeast 15th Street (Camp Ranch Road), 0.4 miles south of Southeast 41st Avenue when traveling south.
This old, concrete railway trestle is a remnant of the Florida Southern Railroad. Crews laid tracks here starting in 1882. The railroad played a major role in the founding and history of Gainesville. The Gainesville Hawthorne Trail now follows this . . . — — Map (db m126478) HM
On Newell Drive south of Union Road, on the right when traveling south.
When giant crocodilians, the ancestors of the alligator, roamed the earth, this unusually large piece of chert formed from Suwannee limestone and sea shells. University of Florida Professor of Geological Sciences James Eades discovered it in a . . . — — Map (db m151250) HM
On Union Drive east of Newell Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The cornerstone for the University Auditorium was laid in 1922. Complete with a fine pipe cigar given by Dr. Andrew Anderson of St. Augustine, the building was dedicated in 1925. The architectural firm of Edwards and Sayward designed this elegant . . . — — Map (db m150686) HM
On Newell Drive near Union Road, on the right when traveling east.
On September 19, 1997, the University of Florida celebrated the 50th anniversary of the official beginning of co-education at the University. The 47 names listed below were honored for their individual distinctions, and achievements and as . . . — — Map (db m151520) HM
On W University Avenue (State Road 26) near NW 15th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The University of Florida Campus Historic District and two individual campus buildings were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and 1990 in recognition of their architectural and cultural significance and the coherence of the . . . — — Map (db m54828) HM
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Vietnam War
Henry D. Babers • Martin R. Beck • Larry Bloodworth • James Boston, Jr. • Norman K.Bristow • Willie Brown, Jr. • Vernon T. Carter, Jr. • Randolph W. Ford • Charles R. Geiger • James R. Golding • Charles . . . — — Map (db m237875) WM
Vietnam War
Gary W. Arnold • Joseph B. Baggett • Robert L. Barton • Martin R. Beck • Sargent J. Broshear • George W. Carter • Paul F. Clark • Stephen J. Cohan • Guy F. Collins • William H. Craig, Jr. • Frederick P. Crosby • Kenneth . . . — — Map (db m237952) WM
On Union Road, 0.1 miles east of Newell Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Edgar Smith Walker was born June 3, 1858, in Cooper County, Missouri. He was educated in country schools and lived on a farm until the age of 18. While attending the University of Missouri, he accepted an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at . . . — — Map (db m128915) HM
Near SW 41st Place at SW 75th Street, on the right when traveling east.
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War Between the States
John J. Aderholt • Charles L. Barrow • William F. Barry • William Bennett • Thomas Blanton • Oliver Bryant • Robert A. Caldwell • Samuel Caldwell • Samuel Calhoun • John Carroll • James H. Cassels • . . . — — Map (db m237737) WM
On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive.
Chandler was a two-time first-team All-American at Florida as a wide receiver despite playing in a run-oriented wishbone offense. He caught 92 passes in his career for 1,963 yards and a school- record 28 touchdowns in four seasons. Chandler . . . — — Map (db m150634) HM
On Gale Lemerand Drive at Stadium Road, on the right when traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive.
Wilber Marshall is regarded as one of the best defensive players in Gator history. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1982 and 1983 and also earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1981. ABC Television selected him as the . . . — — Map (db m150656) HM
From a Grateful Community
A special tribute to honor
All Women who served
in the Armed Forces
to preserve America’s Freedom
November 11, 2002 — — Map (db m237490) WM
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World War I
Laura A. Baird • Sydney M. Bates •Letha A. Baxley • Charles Butler • Elmer Campbell • Alfred Conner • Joe Dixon • John L. Dryer • Robert Eaton • Fred Flinn • John Johnson • Oliver Johnson • Joseph C. . . . — — Map (db m237849) WM
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World War II
Harmon P. Alderman • Jack C. Bachlotte • James P. Banks • James Beck • Ernest W. Bell • William I. Benafield • Plemon Bennefield • Robert T. Benton • T. Harper Beville • James L. Billington • Dalton L. . . . — — Map (db m237852) WM
Near SW 41st Place at SW 75th Street, on the left when traveling east.
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Edward W. Clement, Jr. • Robert S. Cockerell, Jr. • Thureman L. Coffey • Alvin D. Coleman, Jr. • Elisha E. Coleman • Harold F. Coleman • Robert H. Colgan • Orval B. Collins • Paul A. Comer • Robert G. Compton • Harrie G.Cone • . . . — — Map (db m238372) WM
This garden was dedicated by the citizens of Gainesville on October 29, 1980 To the Americans Held Hostage by Iran November 4, 1979 — — Map (db m220714) HM
Gainesville is part of the traditional homelands of the Potano people, a Timucua-speaking society. The Timucua people lived here since time immemorial. Indigenous peoples from other nations long inhabited the area around what is now called . . . — — Map (db m220713) HM
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