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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8P_old-fort-braden-school_Tallahassee-FL.html
Fort Braden was established in 1839 as a military outpost during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). At the end of the war the fort was abandoned, but the small farming community that had developed nearby continued. A school in the Fort Braden ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I7T_the-blues-trail-mississippi-to-florida_Tallahassee-FL.html
Front North Florida's urban clubs and rural roadhouses, including clubs that have operated at this historic Bradfordville location, have played an important role in the history of the Gulf Coast "chitlin circuit" for touring African A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXF_the-knott-house_Tallahassee-FL.html
Evidence points to George Proctor, a free black man, as the probable builder of this structure in 1843. The house was a wedding gift for Catherine Gamble, the bride of attorney Thomas Hagner. In 1865 the house was used as temporary Union Headquart…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXD_trinity-united-methodist-church_Tallahassee-FL.html
When the Territory of Florida was opened to settlers in 1822, after the Seminole Indians were moved to central Florida, circuit riders came from South Carolina to start a Methodist mission. In 1824, they began the first religious organization in T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXC_presbyterian-church_Tallahassee-FL.html
The oldest public building in Tallahassee. Construction was begun in 1835 and completed in 1838. Contains original slave galleries. The building was used many times as a place of refuge for women and children during Indian Wars.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXA_leon-countys-american-revolutionary-war-soldiers_Tallahassee-FL.html
Between 1832 and 1833 the following men applied in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, for federal pensions granted for their military service during the American War for Independence Zachariah Gherkins (1757-1845)Served as a Private with North…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DX7_the-union-bank-of-florida_Tallahassee-FL.html
Completed in 1841, the Union Bank is Florida's oldest surviving bank building. The business was chartered in 1833 as a planters' bank from which plantation owners could borrow against their land and slave holdings. The bank operated in a private h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DX6_leon-county-civil-war-monument_Tallahassee-FL.html
ToRescue from oblivion andperpetuate in the memoryof succeeding generationsthe heroic patriotism of themen of Leon County whoperished in the Civil War of1861 - 1865This monument is raisedby their country women Western BattlesShiloh, Farmington1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DX5_capt-john-parkhill_Tallahassee-FL.html
This monument is erected by his fellow citizens of Leon County, Florida, as a testimonial of their high esteem for his character and public services. The memory of the hero is the treasure of his country. He was born July 10, 1823 and was ki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DX4_old-capitol-of-florida_Tallahassee-FL.html
The first two sessions of the territorial legislature were held at St. Augustine and Pensacola. The hazards of traveling between cities 400 miles apart prompted legislators in 1824 to locate a new capital at Tallahassee, between the two cities. Lo…
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