In 1892, fire destroyed the first Wakulla County courthouse. Two years later, George Washington Tully and Thomas McGlynn completed this courthouse using native heart pine material. Located in the center of the town plat, this wood frame building . . . — — Map (dbm210284) HM
Constructed in 1948, the Old Wakulla County Jail is a concrete and stucco building in the Art Deco style. The architect was James A. Stripling and builder was the S.J. Curry Company, who also constructed the nearby Wakulla County Courthouse. From . . . — — Map (dbm209986) HM
It’s October 11, 1539… Hernando de Soto and his army have stopped for the winter at the village of Anhayca, just north of here. Low on supplies, De Soto has dispatched his trusted Captain, Juan de Añasco… As we are desperate for . . . — — Map (dbm126593) HM
Two miles north of this site was located the town of Magnolia, founded in 1827 by the four Hamlin brothers of Augusta, Maine. The Hamlin family had been attracted to the new territory of Florida by the availability of land. The Hamlins chose a site . . . — — Map (dbm167166) HM
(side 1) This recreational trail follows the alignment of the historic Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad, the first Florida railroad chartered by the territorial government in 1831. See back for more information(side . . . — — Map (dbm125493) HM
Side 1 On March 11, 1968, a Special Permit for the use of this property in the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge was issued to the Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials by the United States Department of the Interior.These organizations . . . — — Map (dbm167169) HM
Constructed in 1924 and accredited in 1928, this was the first high school built in Wakulla County. The original stucco section, an "H"shaped design with one central area and three classrooms on each side, was made possible when Sopchoppy citizens . . . — — Map (dbm101143) HM
(front side) In 1936 J. T. "Bo" Lynn founded Bo Lynn's Grocery market to serve the community of St. Marks. A wide variety of goods, including groceries, clothing, gasoline, automotive and boat parts, and fishing supplies were made . . . — — Map (dbm117216) HM
On July 30, 1944, thirteen B-17s from the 325th Bomber Squadron left Avon Park Army Airfield on a routine mock-bombing exercise over Tallahassee and Waycross, Georgia. Severe thunderstorms near Tallahassee caused the formation to separate as . . . — — Map (dbm186512) HM
Fort San Marcos de Apalache has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (dbm186477) HM
Here are interred the remains of 19 soldiers of the 4th and 7th Regiments of the United States Infantry and the 4th Battalion of the United States Artillery. These men were members of the garrison of 200 stationed here during the United States . . . — — Map (dbm67114) HM
The former town of Port Leon, once the terminal for the Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad, was located across the St. Marks River about two miles south of here. Reverse: Port Leon, A Ghost Town Two Miles South 1838-1843 . . . — — Map (dbm67270) HM
In 1838, a small town was founded below the confluence of the Wakulla and St. Marks rivers and the ports of St. Marks and Magnolia. Promoters of Port Leon boasted of its high elevation and the prosperity to come from the Tallahassee Railroad. . . . — — Map (dbm257798) HM
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 . . . — — Map (dbm129386) HM
In Grateful Remembrance for a heroic and humanitarian act of courage in saving the life of an American soldier in March, 1818Princess Malee "Milly" Francis(c 1803 – 1848)Woman of the Creek (Seminole) Indian Nation, recipient, . . . — — Map (dbm116505) HM
This is the site of the original Spanish fortifications. The first fort was a flimsy wooden fort started in 1678 and completed in 1679. The second fort, also of wood was built in 1718 on this site. A hurricane flooded this fort in 1758 and forty men . . . — — Map (dbm67115) HM
Wooden stockades were built here by the Spanish in 1680 an 1758. In 1758, these were destroyed by a hurricane which drowned the garrison. A masonry fort was begun in 1759 but was soon abandoned to the Indians for a trading post and Indian . . . — — Map (dbm67113) HM
In 1837 the Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad was open for regular business operations. In 1983 the railroad was closed, after 146 years of operation. The following year, the Florida Department of Transportation purchased 16 miles of the corridor and . . . — — Map (dbm186409) HM
Noted lighthouse builder Winslow Lewis began work on the Saint Marks structure in 1829. Eroding shores forced relocation a short distance inland in 1842 to its present location. The adjoining keeper’s house is not original having been rebuilt on . . . — — Map (dbm67106) HM
It’s October 16, 1539… In searching this area for a usable harbor, Hernando de Soto’s captain Juan de Anasco has found evidence of Pánfilo de Narváez’ expedition of 1528… In an overgrown clearing, we have discovered many horse skulls and . . . — — Map (dbm126594) HM
Side 1 This 1800's sketch shows early development around Fort San Marcos de Apalachee at the confluence of the St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers. In 1833, the citizens left this swampy land and moved inland. Today, St. Marks is one of the oldest . . . — — Map (dbm186445) HM
[front side] St. Marks was the only settlement along this coast at the time of the American Revolution and became economically important after the war. In 1784, Panton, Leslie & Company set up a store along the west bank of the Wakulla . . . — — Map (dbm172510) HM
On January 23, 1995, a vestige of Florida's ancient past emerged from the soil at Wakulla Springs State Park. During an archaeological investigation prior to a construction project, state archaeologist Calvin Jones uncovered a rare Paleolndian . . . — — Map (dbm152898) HM
Creek Devastation By 1813 a tragic civil war between Lower Creeks and Upper Creeks (Red Sticks) atHorseshoe Bend (Alabama) brought famine to the Red Sticks. Their leader was Hillis Hadjo, or Prophet Josiah Francis. He followed a prophetic . . . — — Map (dbm255205) HM
Industrialist, naturalist, conservationist, who for forty years preserved and maintained the amenities of Wakulla Springs in their natural state, thus establishing a heritage for the preservation of these resources for the continued enjoyment and . . . — — Map (dbm152899) HM
North of Spanish Florida's boundary with the United States, Creek Indian ranchers John and William Kennard supported the U.S. government's mandated westernization program of Creek Indians. Before Spain sold Florida to the U.S. in 1819, the U.S. . . . — — Map (dbm255204) HM
This location is significant as it represents relationships between human culture and natural resources from the settlement systems of the Paleoindian period to the recent historic past, a period of nearly 15,000 years. There are 55 recorded . . . — — Map (dbm101862) HM
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