National Historic Landmark- Bannack Historic District

Bannack sprang up almost overnight when gold was discovered in 1862. It became the first capital of Montana Territory in 1864. Remaining buildings are of frame and log construction, typical of a frontier boom town and reminiscent of its brief ...

Florida Department of State, R.A. Gray Building

The Florida Memory Project presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and archival collections for historical research. Among the collections are the Spanish Land Grants, the confirmed ...

Thomas Gilbert Pearson

Thomas Gilbert Pearson was an ornithologist, college professor, and world leader of the bird preservation movement. Pearson grew up in Archer, where he collected bird skins and eggs and taught himself ornithology. To pay for his schooling at Guilford College ...

The Law School Burial Mound

100 yards west is an aboriginal burial mound built circa A.D. 1000 by Alachua tradition peoples, ancestors of the Potano Indians who lived in Alachua County in the 16th and 17th centuries. Initially several individuals were buried in a central ...

The Bailey House

This is one of the oldest houses in the city of Gainesville. It was constructed about 1850 by Major James B. Bailey, a prominent citizen of Alachua County. Bailey was a leading proponent of moving the county seat away from ...

First Gainesville Skirmish - Battle of Gainesville

The first Civil War gunfire in Gainesville's streets came on February 15, 1864, when a raiding party of 50 men from the 40th Massachusetts Cavalry entered the City to attempt the capture of two trains. The raid was unproductive, for ...

City of Newberry Historic District

The discovery of hard rock phosphate in Alachua County in 1889 sparked the appearance of boom towns wherever large deposits of the mineral were found. Incorporated in 1894, Newberry thrived until 1914 when the onset of World War I forced ...

The Key West Woman's Club

Historic Marker number two is located at 319 Duval Street between Eaton and Caroline Street.

This red brick home was built by Captain Martin Hellings in 1892. Captain Hellings was the manager of the International Ocean Telegraph Company. The importance of ...

Bland Community

Settled in the 1840s by cotton planters from Georgia and South Carolina, Bland became a diverse agrarian area where farmers and sharecroppers raised cattle and grew cotton and a variety of fruits and vegetables. Joseph Fate Lafayette Matthews (1868-1934) was ...

National Historic Landmark- Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket

National Historic Landmark - Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club

Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club (organized in 1877 and incorporated in 1886) is the among the oldest continuously active tennis clubs in the country.

Over the years, Seabright has ...