On High Drive at Ochlockonee Street, on the left when traveling west on High Drive.
In 1892, fire destroyed the first Wakulla County courthouse. Two years later, George Washington Tully and Thomas McGlynn completed this courthouse using native heart pine material. Located in the center of the town plat, this wood frame building . . . — — Map (db m210284) HM
On High Drive at Ochlockonee Street, on the right when traveling west on High Drive.
Constructed in 1948, the Old Wakulla County Jail is a concrete and stucco building in the Art Deco style. The architect was James A. Stripling and builder was the S.J. Curry Company, who also constructed the nearby Wakulla County Courthouse. From . . . — — Map (db m209986) HM
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 U.S. 98 at Lighthouse Road (County Route 59), on the right when traveling west on U.S. 98.
Two miles north of this site was located the town of Magnolia, founded in 1827 by the four Hamlin brothers of Augusta, Maine. The Hamlin family had been attracted to the new territory of Florida by the availability of land. The Hamlins chose a site . . . — — Map (db m167166) 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.
See back for more information
(side . . . — — Map (db m125493) HM
Near State Park Road, 1.5 miles east of Sopchoppy Highway (U.S. 319).
Side 1
On March 11, 1968, a Special Permit for the use of this property in the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge was issued to the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials by the United States Department of the Interior.
These organizations . . . — — Map (db m167169) 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
On Lighthouse Road (County Road 59) 9 miles south of U.S. 98, on the left when traveling south.
On July 30, 1944, thirteen B-17s from the 325th Bomber Squadron left Avon Park Army Airfield on a routine mock-bombing exercise over Tallahassee and Waycross, Georgia. Severe thunderstorms near Tallahassee caused the formation to separate as . . . — — Map (db m186512) HM
Near Old Fort Road, 0.2 miles south of Yacht Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Fort San Marcos de Apalache has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (db m186477) 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.
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
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 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
In 1837 the Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad was open for regular business operations. In 1983 the railroad was closed, after 146 years of operation. The following year, the Florida Department of Transportation purchased 16 miles of the corridor and . . . — — Map (db m186409) 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
On Port Leon Drive (Florida Route 363) at West Pine Street, on the right when traveling south on Port Leon Drive.
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This 1800's sketch shows early development around Fort San Marcos de Apalachee at the confluence of the St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers. In 1833, the citizens left this swampy land and moved inland. Today, St. Marks is one of the oldest . . . — — Map (db m186445) HM
On Old Fort Road at River Breeze Street when traveling south on Old Fort Road.
[front side] St. Marks was the only settlement along this coast at the time of the American Revolution and became economically important after the war. In 1784, Panton, Leslie & Company set up a store along the west bank of the Wakulla . . . — — Map (db m172510) 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 . . . — — 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).
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
