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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ED5_captain-joseph-fry_Tampa-FL.html
Captain Joseph Fry was born in Tampa (Fort Brooke) June 14, 1826. As a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served with the Navy throughout the world. When the Civil War broke out, Fry fought with courage and capacity for the South in the Confed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ED4_first-duel-in-ybor-city-1888_Tampa-FL.html
First Duel in Ybor City 1888. . The first violent death in the Latin Quarter occurred in this vicinity when a pistol duel was fought between two Cuban cigarmakers. Their nicknames were "Teclo" and "Matancero." "Teclo" was killed instantly in the e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EBI_first-citizen_Tampa-FL.html
First Citizen. . The first citizen of Ybor City was Gavino Gutierrez, Spanish civil engineer. . . Gutierrez investigated the area in 1884 as a site for a guava processing plant. The guava plant was never erected, but on the strength of Gutierre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EA6_capitol-of-florida_Tallahassee-FL.html
Capitol of Florida. . The Capitol site was selected before Tallahassee was founded. Three log buildings housed the government in 1824. A wing of the permanent Capitol, financed by sale of city lots, was built in 1826 but was later torn down. Anoth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EA5_selection-of-floridas-capital_Tallahassee-FL.html
Selection of Florida's Capital. . Under Spanish rule Pensacola was the capital of West Florida, while East Florida's capital was St. Augustine. In 1821 the U.S. took possession and in 1822 William P. Duval succeeded Andrew Jackson as territorial g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9D_st-andrews-bay-skirmish_Panama-City-FL.html
St. Andrews Bay Skirmish. . The U.S. bark Roebuck, commanded by John Sherrill, was sent to St. Andrews Bay to prevent blockade running. On March 20, 1863, an 11-man scouting party landed in this vicinity to secure fresh drinking water. They were a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E96_waldens-live-oak_Orlando-FL.html
Walden's Live Oak. . In 1548 when I sprouted, Florida belonged to Spain. When I was 17 the oldest city in Florida, St. Augustine, was established. I was 215 years old when Spain traded Florida to Britain. When Florida became a U.S. Territory, I ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6G_st-joseph-and-iola-railroad_Wewahitchka-FL.html
St. Joseph and Iola Railroad. . Third Steam railroad in Florida. Began operations in May, 1839. Built to transport cotton from Iola, located at Tennessee Bluff on the Apalachicola River, to the city of St. Joseph, 28 miles distant. The gauge was f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6F_floridas-first-railroad_Mexico-Beach-FL.html
Florida's first railroad was constructed for the Lake Wimico & St. Joseph Canal & Railroad Company. Work began in 1835 and the first train ran in March 1836. The line extended nine miles from St. Joseph to Lake Wimico. The state's first steam loco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E6A_cordova-hotel-county-courthouse_St.-Augustine-FL.html
Cordova Hotel/County Courthouse. . Designed and built by Franklin W. Smith, the Casa Monica Hotel opened in January 1888. The medieval Spanish style structure was one of the earliest multi-storied buildings in the United States constructed of pour…