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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E3Z_cross-florida-barge-canal_Palatka-FL.html
Cross Florida Barge Canal. . Two and a-half miles to the east, at Rodeheaver Boys Ranch, President Lyndon B. Johnson, on February 27, 1964, dedicated the Start of Construction on the 185-MILE CROSS FLORIDA BARGE CANAL. An estimated audience of 15,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E3Y_joseph-e-lee_Jacksonville-FL.html
Joseph E. Lee. . (side 1) . Joseph E. Lee, one of Florida's most distinguished adopted sons, was born in Philadelphia in 1849. Shortly after obtaining a law degree from Howard University in 1873, Lee began to practice in Florida as Jacksonville's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZY_gandy-bridge_Tampa-FL.html
Gandy Bridge. . Constructed as a toll bridge for auto and street car traffic by George S. Gandy, a pioneer West Coast developer, it was begun in 1922 and opened in 1924. The structure consisted of 3ΒΌ miles of causeways and 2½ miles of bridge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZX_fort-king-road_Dade-City-FL.html
Fort King Road. . Construction on Fort King Road, first known as the Military Road, was begun in 1825 north from Fort Brooke at Tampa Bay. By the 1830's penetration had been made to Fort King near present-day Ocala, and the road assumed strategic …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DZW_port-leon_Saint-Marks-FL.html
Port Leon, located three miles south of St. Marks on Apalachee Bay, was founded in 1838 and incorporated in 1841. It was developed by and became the terminus of the Tallahassee Railroad Company. It was a prosperous port for a few years and was the…
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/HM2DYF_tallahassee-capital-of-florida_Tallahassee-FL.html
Tallahassee Capital of Florida. . DeSoto wintered here (1539-40). In 1633, the Spaniards established a chain of forts and missions to convert Apalache Indians. These were destroyed by the British in 1704 and the area reverted to wilderness. This s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRD_bryan-hall_Gainesville-FL.html
Bryan Hall. . Nathan Philemon Bryan was born in Ft. Mason, Florida, in 1872. In 1893 he earned a bachelor's degree from Emory College, followed in 1895 by a law degree from Washington and Lee University. That year he opened a law practice in Jacks…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DRA_walker-hall_Gainesville-FL.html
Walker Hall. . Edgar Smith Walker was born June 3, 1858, in Cooper County, Missouri. He was educated in country schools and lived on a farm until the age of 18. While attending the University of Missouri, he accepted an appointment to the U.S. Mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPA_fort-denaud_Fort-Denaud-FL.html
Fort Denaud. . The combined pressure of growing white settlement in Florida and federal policy of relocating Indian tribes west of the Mississippi sparked the outbreak of the 2nd Seminole War in 1835. Controlling the coasts and campaigning in the …