Chasefield Plantation Graves

Located just east of Fort Pickens is a unique collection of burial markers called the Chasefield Plantation Gravestones. Interestingly, the gravestones have no bodies buried beneath their soil.

Originally located at the mainland site of Chasefield Plantation - home of ...

Battery Langdon

Completed in 1923, Battery Langdon is named after General Loomis L. Langdon, who spent three tours at Fort Pickens and served as its commander while famed Apache leader, Geronimo, was held there.

Featuring the largest pair of guns positioned at ...

Battery Cooper

Named after Lieutenant George A. Cooper of the 15th U.S Infantry, construction on Battery Cooper began in December of 1905 and finished one year later.

The original design utilized two 6-inch Model 1903 rapid-fire guns mounted on disappearing carriages. This ...

Battery 234

Construction of Battery 234 began as an answer to the increased naval threat of German and Japanese forces during the Second World War. This emplacement utilized a 6" turret-like shield-gun, featuring a steel shell that protected its crew from machine-gun ...

Fort George Island Cultural State Park

Native Americans feasted here, colonists built a fort, and the Smart Set of the 1920s came for vacations. Historic documents show that the fort, originally called Fort Saint Georges, was built within this state park in 1736 by James Oglethorpe, ...

Alligator Lake Recreation Area

Halpatter Tustenugee, or Chief Alligator, was the Chief of a Seminole village in what is now Lake City. A life-size statue honoring this leader is located at the recreation area.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Shell Mound, Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge

Florida Native American Heritage Trail

This area of the Wildlife Refuge contains a shell mound that was built up over a 1,000 year period. Between 1,800 and 400 years ago, native people used oysters and clams and food and discarded the ...

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

Florida Native American Heritage Trail

Humans have occupied Wakulla Springs for over 12,000 years. The camp where the Creek prophet Hillis Hadjo, or Francis, sought refuge in Spanish Florida after the Creek War of 1813-1814, is believed to be within the ...

Florida Caverns State Park

One of the few state parks with dry (air filled) caves and the only Florida state park to offer cave tours to the public. The cave has dazzling formations of limestone stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, flowstones and draperies.

The park ...

Daniel Patrick Bergin-St. Michael's Cemetery

Daniel Patrick Bergin (1858-1915)was born on May 1. He was the proprietor of the Bank Exchange Saloon and Restaurant at 315-317 South Palafox Street in 1893. He also worked as a barkeeper and sanitary inspector between 1898 and 1911. Daniel ...