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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 ...

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Site of San Pedro de Potohiriba Historical Marker

In the mid 1600s San Pedro de Potohiriba, a Spanish mission, was established in this area on the Old Spanish Trail. The first courthouse of Madison County was erected at San Pedro, the county seat from 1828 to 1838.

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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 ...

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthplace

In 1929, this modest frame vernacular house was the home of Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and his wife Alberta Williams King. At this time Reverend King was serving as associate minister of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in support of ...

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Sebastian Inlet State Park and McLarty Treasure Museum

Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail

The McLarty Treasure Museum features the history of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet. Also within the state park is the Sebastian Fishing Museum, which tells the history of the area's fishing industry.

The premier saltwater fishing spot ...

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Tampa Bay History Center

Step inside the new, 60,000-square-foot History Center in Tampa’s bustling Channelside district and take a journey through 12,000 years of powerful stories. Follow in the footsteps of the first native inhabitants, Spanish conquistadors, pioneers, presidents, sports legends and railroad tycoons. ...

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Nombre de Dios Mission

The Mission of Nombre de Dios traces its origins to the founding of the City of St. Augustine in 1565. It was here that Pedro Menendez de Aviles knelt to kiss a wooden cross presented to him by the chaplain ...

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Cathedral Basilica

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is home to the oldest Catholic parish in the United States. Parish records date back to at least 1596; any earlier records would have been destroyed by fire in 1586, when Sir Francis Drake ...

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Flagler Beach Historical Museum

Flagler Beach Historical Museum, a quaint and intimate community museum, chronicles the history of Flagler Beach and Flagler County. Aiming to act as a physical and social archive for preservation of the history of Flagler Beach, the museum collects artifacts ...

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B-52 Memorial Park

B-52 Memorial Park was dedicated to the 306th Bomb Wing and to the residents of Orlando. The dedication was made in recognition of the relationship between the Orlando community and the military.

Between 1957 and 1974, the 306th Bomb Wing was ...

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