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Loftin's Ferry, on Pitts Avenue, which later became Parker, was an important part of the major land route called the "Military Road" that ran from Apalachicola through St. Joseph to Marianna and beyond. This road, constructed from 1836 to 1838 under Major J.D. Graham, was the only land link to the City of St. Joseph, bringing travelers, mail and commerce from the north. In 1838, dignitaries attending Florida's first constitutional convention traveled by stage on this road. The site, originally known as Reviere's Bluff, was named after early settler Henry L. Reviere (1785-1845). By 1835 it became a ferry crossing and accommodation stop operated by William M. Loftin (1785-1838). Loftin had been sheriff and tax collector of Jackson County (1823) and in 1836 became a surveyor and revenue inspector for the Port of St. Andrews. About this time, Loftin, Reviere and Joseph M. White (d. 1839), Florida's first territorial delegate to Congress (1825-1837), developed and named this community "Austerlitz" after the French village where Reviere's family lived. The name "Parker" was adopted in 1886 to honor the two separate families of Peter Ferdinand Parker (1817-1892) and William Henry Parker (1857-1937).
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| HM Number | HMS8O |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | F-459 |
| Year Placed | 2001 |
| Placed By | City of Parker and the Florida Department of State |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 4:56pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 633819 N 3333805 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 30.12820000, -85.61080000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 7.692', W 85° 36.648' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 7' 41.52" N, 85° 36' 38.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 850 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1009 Pitts Ave, Panama City FL 32404, US |
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Sad to see this marker is missing, my family has been in Parker since the 30's. My mother being a history teach(now retired) was contacted by the city and showed them where the site was so the marker could be placed. When the ferry was still in service her back yard is where people would circle their wagons and camp if they arrived too late for the ferry to run. I hope this helps get a new marker put up!
Jul 15, 2018 at 8:55am PDT by pvickers
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