CSS Chattahoochee Monument

The CSS Chattahoochee was a twinscrew steam gunboat which was built at Saffold, Georgia, and entered service in the Confederate navy in February 1863.

The vessel patrolled the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers and often docked at the Chattahoochee Arsenal wharf. ...

Chattahoochee Arsenal

Also known as the Mt. Vernon Arsenal (the community's early name) and the Apalachicola Arsenal (for the nearby river), the construction of the Chattahoochee Arsenal was authorized by Congress in 1832.

Completed in 1839, the arsenal consisted of 17 buildings ...

Dudley Farm Historic State Park

This historic state park is a unique remaining example of a historic Florida farm from the mid-1800s. Located on a 333-acre site, this typical early Florida farm served three generations of the Dudley family. The patriarch, Philip Benjamin Dudley, Sr., ...

Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation

The Thomas Evans Haile family moved from Camden, South Carolina to this site in 1854 to establish a 1,500-acre Sea Island cotton plantation which they named Kanapaha. Built by enslaved black craftsmen, the main house was completed in 1856.

During ...

Bailey House State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker is located at the c.1850 Bailey House, the home of James B. Bailey, a member of the Alachua County Central Committee which coordinated local mobilization for the

Civil War. During the war, Bailey served the Confederacy ...

Cotton Wood Plantation State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker for David Yulee and Cotton Wood Plantation is located about one mile southwest of the location of Yulee's plantation. David Levy Yulee was the developer of the Florida Railroad and was serving as United States Senator ...

Confederate Monument-DeFuniak Springs

Located on the lawn of the county courthouse, the Walton County

Confederate monument is apparently Florida's first stone memorial to the Confederacy. The monument was originally erected in 1871 at the Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church by the Walton County Female ...

Torreya State Park

High bluffs overlooking the Apalachicola River make Torreya one of Florida's most scenic places. The park is named for an extremely rare species of Torreya tree that only grows on the bluffs along the Apalachicola River.

A Confederate battery of ...

Orman House Historic State Park

Using lumber pre-measured and cut at Syracuse, New York and shipped to Florida, businessman Thomas Orman built this house overlooking Scipio Creek and the Apalachicola River in 1838. The House was used for both business and social gatherings.

Having arrived ...

Confederate Salt Kettle-Oaks by the Bay Park

A major contribution of Florida to the Confederate war effort was the production of salt. Salt was necessary for preserving meat and other perishable foods but could not be imported due to the Union blockade.

Produced by boiling sea water ...