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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17TO_newberry-florida_Newberry-FL.html
?? Only after about 1870 did phosphates become an important world industry. In Alachua County, phosphates were discovered late in the 1870's, but as in other regions of Florida, the major developments in phosphate mining and processing began about…
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The northwest region of Alachua County was probably first settled on a permanent basis by English speaking people during the late 1830's. One of the earliest settlements `in the vicinity was at Crockett Springs, located about three miles east of p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FW_city-of-gainesville_Gainesville-FL.html
Designated the County Seat in 1854, and incorporated as a City in 1869, Gainesville takes its name from General Edmund Gaines, captor of Aaron Burr and commander of U.S. Army troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. The town was the fourt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13CM_east-florida-seminary_Gainesville-FL.html
Founded as the Gainesville Academy before the Civil War and later renamed, the East Florida Seminary served Gainesville's need for higher education until the University of Florida was created by the Florida Legislature in 1905. The Seminary school…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12Q0_first-gainesville-skirmish-battle-of-gainesville_Gainesville-FL.html
First Gainesville SkirmishThe first Civil War gunfire in Gainesville's streets came on February 15, 1864, when a raiding party of 50 men from the 40th Massachusetts Cavalry entered the City to attempt the capture of two trains. The raid was unprod…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM121F_newnansville-methodist-church-site_Alachua-FL.html
On this site the Newnansville Methodist Churchwas founded in 1822Presented byAlachuaMethodist Church1972
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11WL_roper-park-old-city-park_Gainesville-FL.html
Roper Park is the original site of the parade grounds and barracks for the East Florida Seminary, a non-sectarian educational institution and a forerunner of the University of Florida, which was located in Gainsville in part due to the presence of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11UN_mt-pleasant-cemetery_Gainesville-FL.html
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery was established c. 1883 by the Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church as a final resting place for its members and other African Americans in the city of Gainesville. Founded in 1867, the church purchased the 5.38-acre p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11MG_mount-pleasant-united-methodist-church_Gainesville-FL.html
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church was founded on July 16, 1867, with the Reverend Isaac Davis serving as the first pastor. The Board of Trustees of the oldest black congregation in Gainesville purchased the lot on which the present church …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11KQ_madison-starke-perry_Micanopy-FL.html
(Front Text)Madison Starke Perry, born in Lancaster County, S.C., moved to Alachua County, Florida and became a prosperous planter. His plantation was located about six miles east of Gainesville in the area of present-day Rochelle. Perry was elect…
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