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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZD_84-st-benedict-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
The narrow streets and small building lots of this area mark it as the earliest part of Lincolnville, founded by freed slaves after the Civil War and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. An earlier house that stood on this site …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ9_56-park-place_St-Augustine-FL.html
This house, overlooking Maria Sanchez Lake, was built in the 1950's for a distinguished family of educators. James G. Reddick was a longtime principal of Excelsior School and his wife Maude was the supervisor of black schools in St. Augustine in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ3_76-washington-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
The St. Augustine office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was located in this building from the 1970's until the early 1990's. The organization's roots in the Ancient City began much earlier. William Englis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDXV_nocoroco_Ormond-Beach-FL.html
On this site was the Timucua Indian village of Nocoroco. It was mentioned in the report of Alvaro Mexia's expedition down the Florida east coast in 1605. It was the first Indian village south of St. Augustine noted by Mexia. The site was used duri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDP0_de-soto_Tampa-FL.html
1539 1926[ DAR Emblem ]This Tablet Erected By De Soto ChapterD.A.R.Marks the tree under which tradition say'sDe SotoParleyed with the Indians
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDFZ_welcome-to-heritage-court-fred-h-albee-m-d_Venice-FL.html
Welcome to Heritage CourtHere you will find recorded the origins of this city. On your left is a memorial to Dr. Fred H. Albee who owned the land on which Venice is built, and on your right is a memorial to John Nolen who conceived the original ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDFV_venice_Venice-FL.html
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Originally known as "Horse and Chaise", early settlers renamed this area Venice in 1888 in recognition of the many natural waterways which abound here. As a city, Venice became a realty when the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD9T_tampa-bay-hotel_Tampa-FL.html
On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,known as the Rough Riders, embarked from PortTampa for victory in the Spanish-American War. The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters for general office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7L_tampa-bay-hotel-1891_Tampa-FL.html
This former grand old resort hotel, a seat of culture and education, has been the proud symbol of Tampa since 1891. Erected by The University of Tampa Class of 1991, on the occasion of the centennial of the building, this marker is a tribute to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD7B_florida-sentinel-bulletin_Tampa-FL.html
In December, 1945, C. Blythe Andrews re-opened the doors of the Florida Sentinel newspaper at 1511 Central Avenue. The original Florida Sentinel was founded in 1919, in Jacksonville, Florida by Mr. Andrews' father, General William W. Andrews. The …