Tallahassee Capital of Florida

Tallahassee Capital of Florida (HM2DYF)

Location: Tallahassee, FL 32310 Leon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 24.04', W 84° 21.227'

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DeSoto wintered here (1539-40). In 1633, the Spaniards established a chain of forts and missions to convert Apalache Indians. These were destroyed by the British in 1704 and the area reverted to wilderness. This site was selected as the capital of the Territory of Florida in 1824, and Congress granted Lafayette a township for his service during the Revolution. Tallahassee became the antebellum center of the Florida cotton belt and was the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi not taken in the War. It is the home of Florida State University (1857) and Florida A.&M. University (1887).
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HM NumberHM2DYF
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Year Placed1961
Placed ByFlorida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials in cooperation with the City of Tallahassee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 at 1:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 754234 N 3366156
Decimal Degrees30.40066667, -84.35378333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 24.04', W 84° 21.227'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 24' 2.3999999999999" N, 84° 21' 13.62" W
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Area Code(s)850
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3246 Capital Cir SW, Tallahassee FL 32310, US
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