Here Stood one of the Stage Coach Stations

Here stood one of the stage coach stations placed at regular intervals for the exchange of teams on Mount Hope-Lumberland Turnpike. Chartered 1812 to run from Mount Hope to the Delaware

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 48 ...

One Story from the Barrio Viejo

The History of Room 6

1914

Room 6 (originally addressed 202 W. 18th Street, and later 709 S. 8th Avenue), on the southeast corner of the excavated row house on Lot 10 (see map), housed several businesses throughout its history. In 1914, ...

City of Sanford World War Memorial

Dedicated

By the City of

Sanford to her

Sons who made the

Svpreme Sacrifice

In the World War

A D 1926

Marker can be reached from Seminole Boulevard north of North Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy ...

Unearthing Florida: St. Augustine

While we know that St. Augustine is America’s oldest city, traces of the very first settlement there have only recently been discovered.

In 1565, Spaniard Pedro Menendez landed in St. Augustine with 800 people. He hastily moved into a Timucua ...

Unearthing Florida- Blockade Runners

Confederate vessels that slipped cargo past U.S. naval ships blocking Florida’s seaports were called blockade runners. They faced a constant threat of capture or destruction.

Two such vessels, discovered in the Hillsborough River near Tampa, highlight the risks these smugglers ...

Unearthing Florida: Narcisuss

Throughout the Civil War, Union steamships like the U.S.S. Narcissus played a crucial role in Florida by blockading the coastline, transporting troops, and raiding salt work operations.

Commissioned in 1863 by the U.S. Navy, the Narcissus served as a tugboat ...

Unearthing Florida: Yulee Mill

Built and run by slave labor, the Yulee Sugar Mill was one of many essential industrial operations in Florida that supported the Confederacy during the Civil War.

The Yulee Sugar Mill near Homasassa was part of a 5100-acre plantation owned ...

Unearthing Florida- The Maple Leaf

In March of 1864, the Union Transport Ship Maple Leaf struck a Confederate mine and sank to the bottom of the St. John’s River near Jacksonville.

Minutes after the deafening blast, the Maple Leaf and its cargo spilled out across ...

Salem Village Witchcraft Victims’ Memorial

In memory of those innocents

who died during the

Salem Village Witchcraft Hysteria

of 1692

Back Monument:

“I am an innocent person. I never had to do with witchcraft since I was born. I am a Gosple woman.”

Martha Cory

“The Lord above knows my innocencye . ...

Aiken County Farmers' Market

The Aiken County Farmers’ Market, founded in 1951, was originally an open air market sponsored by the Edisto Grange. This building, which opened on May 21, 1954, was designed by Woodrow Jackson and built by the Aiken County chain gang. ...