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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Z4_ccc-boy-statue_High-Springs-FL.html
This "CCC Boy" Statue was erected byChapter 143, NACCCA,Gainsville, FloridaIn 2007. Chapter 143 was organized byCCC veterans of the area onOctober 1, 1988.
This statue was donated to Chapter 143 and O'LenoState Park by George and Peggy Lecouri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18QV_civilian-conservation-corps_High-Springs-FL.html
2,876,638 American youthserved in 4500 CCC Campsrestoring ravaged lands of adepressed America.
Some Accomplishments2 to 3 billion trees planted, 800parks built, 3980 historical sitesrestored, and 6 million days fighting fires.
"We Can Take It"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17W2_town-of-fort-white_Fort-White-FL.html
The town of Fort White, named for a former Second Seminole War fort built nearby in 1837, was founded in 1870 and flourished briefly after the arrival of the railroad in 1888. Phosphate mining and the growing of citrus and cotton sparked a boom th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17IY_town-of-leno_High-Springs-FL.html
Originally called "Keno", for a variation of lotto gambling, the town was settled in the 1860's. Ecclesiastical and commercial pressure changed the name to "Leno" in 1876. A grist and saw mill, cotton gin, stores, and hotel sprang up in the settle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GL_confederate-monument_Lake-City-FL.html
CSAOfficers CommandingBrigadier- GeneralJoseph FinneganLieutenant-Colonel Charles Hopkins?????1st. BattalionLieutenant-Colonel Theo. Brevard?????2nd. BattalionLieutenant-Colonel, McClellen?????4th. BattalionLieutenant-Colonel, John M. Martin?????…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1348_alligator_Lake-City-FL.html
Originally called Alpata Telophka, or Alligator Town, this site was a Seminole village, ruled by the powerful chief Alligator, an instigator of the Dade Massacre, which began the great Seminole War of 1835. Following the cessation of hostilities, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM133B_apalachee-trail_Lake-City-FL.html
The Apalachee Indian Trail of early times passed in this vicinity through Alligator -now Lake City - to near the upper mineralsprings - White Springs - on to Tallahasseevia Alapaha.
This marker commemorates, also, the historically prominent Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10XS_bethel-united-methodist-church_Lake-City-FL.html
Old Bethel Church was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located some two miles northeast of this site. In 1855, this building was erected to accommodate a growing number…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N7_bellamy-road_High-Springs-FL.html
Florida Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Near this point, the Bellamy Road crossed the Santa Fe River. The road was named for its builder, John Bellamy, a civil engineer. Approved by Congress in 1824 and completed in 1826, it was the first Fed…