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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/HM23IC_chestnut-funeral-home_Gainesville-FL.html
The Chestnut family in Gainesville has served the mortuary needs of the African American community in Alachua County since 1914. Charles S. Chestnut, Sr. was a founding member of the Florida Morticians Association in the early 1900s. The business …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23IA_mt-carmel-baptist-church_Gainesville-FL.html
The congregation of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church first met on May 4, 1896. The church's original members worshipped in the St. Paul CME Church, and together the congregations bought a parcel of land in 1900 to build a new church. Its construction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UB6_matheson-house-historical_Gainesville-FL.html
Side 1: The Matheson homestead dates from 1857, when Alexander Matheson brought his family from Camden, South Carolina to establish a home on the Sweetwater Branch at the eastern edge of the new town of Gainesville. The present one and a half sto…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R5B_alachua-general-hospital_Gainesville-FL.html
Historic Alachua General Hospital (AGH) stood on this site for nearly 82 years. A county or community-supported venture for much of its history, the hospital served the needs of Alachua County citizens for generations as a respected health care re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DU6_spanish-cattle-ranching_Gainesville-FL.html
Present-day Gainesville was the center of a large Spanish cattle ranching industry, founded on the labor of native Timuqua Indians, during the 1600s. LaChua, largest of the ranches, was a Spanish corruption of an Indian word, and in turn was corru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AKE_lumberville-ravenrock-toll-supported-pedestrian-bridge_Gainesville-NJ.html
This rare multi-catenary, pedestrian only suspension bridge was designed and constructed by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. of Trenton, N.J. - the famed builders of the Brooklyn Bridge. It replaced a former vehicular bridge that consisted of four orig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AKD_the-great-endurance-run_Gainesville-FL.html
On November 23, 1909, the "Autoists" participating in "The Great Endurance Run" were treated to a gala banquet and overnight stay at "The White House Hotel" which was located at this exact site. This event ended the first day of driving for the "D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A3S_the-gainesville-servicemens-center-thelma-boltin-center_Gainesville-FL.html
The Gainesville Serviceman's CenterThe City of Gainesville purchased the Servicemen's Center lot on December 7th 1942. The Federal Works Agency constructed a $37,000 building with a ballroom, stage, dressing rooms, second floor reading room, three…
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