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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZV_site-of-san-pedro_Madison-FL.html
Site of San Pedro. Spanish Mission and First Official County Seat of Madison County. In the mid 1600's San Pedro de Potohiriba, a Spanish mission, was established in this area on the Old Spanish Trail. The first courthouse of Madison County was er…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XMQ_dial-goza-house-historical_Madison-FL.html
This late Victorian mansion was built c. 1880 for Major William H. Dial (1830-1905), a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. Dial was a surveyor who moved from South Carolina to Madison, Florida in the 1850s. This house is one of the finest exampl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTD_w-t-davis-building-historical_Madison-FL.html
Built in 1892 by William Turner (W.T.) Davis, this building is one of the few remaining buildings in Florida covered with a galvanized sheet metal facade, in this example produced by the Mesker Brothers Iron Works of St. Louis, Missouri. This use …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R83_st-marys-episcopal-church_Madison-FL.html
The congregation of St. Mary's Episcopal Church was organized in 1859, but the parish became dormant during the Civil War when services were held irregularly. Twenty years later, on July 6, 1879, the congregation appointed a committee to coordinat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1L_the-ellaville-post-office_Madison-FL.html
Established at Columbus, February 17, 1842, moved across the Suwannee to serve a Sawmill Complex, 1867, the became Ellaville, 1872. Some postmasters were George F. Drew, 1867-1883, Robert L. Millinor, 1893-1912, Frederick Stroud, 1914-1922, Mrs. P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1J_concord-missionary-baptist-church_Greenville-FL.html
(side 1)For the glory of God, the church was constituted June 20, 1841. The charter members were: Richard J. and Eliza Mays; Joshua W.P. and Mary McCall; William T., Elizabeth and Harriet Johnson; black servants, Elbert, Phillis, Marmadore, April,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A1I_shiloh-methodist-church_Greenville-FL.html
(side 1)To The Glory of The Most High God a group of Christians led by the Reverend John Gramling organized Shiloh Methodist Church here, December 24, 1845. Born in 1785 in South Carolina, the son of German Emigrants Adam and Elizabeth Gassoway Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCJ_ray-charles-childhood-home_Greenville-FL.html
This home is a reconstruction of the home where musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) lived with his mother, Aretha Williams, and adopted grandmother, Margaret "Muh" Robinson, shortly after his birth in 1930, until about the age of five. "RC", as Ray w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD4O_drew-mansion-site-the-town-of-ellaville_Lee-FL.html
[Front]Drew Mansion SiteLocated approximately one-half mile to the northwest is the site of the Drew Mansion, home of George F. Drew, governor of Florida during the difficult period of readjustment following Civil War Reconstruction, 1877-1881. Bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBMC_steam-engine-of-the-florida-manufacturing-company_Madison-FL.html
Across Range Street, this Unit was used in Cotton and Peanut processing until 1919 and later carried to Taylor County for use in the Lumber Industry. With a 5-foot Piston Stroke and a 16-foot Drive Wheel, this 500 HP Engine pulled 65 Gins in the W…
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