Florida Education Association: The Beginning

Florida teachers and administrators numbering 700 met here in Chautauqua Hall for a "teachers institute" called the Florida Chautauqua. The meeting was called to order by J.A. Graham, City Superintendent of Schools, Key West, at 12:30 p.m., on Thursday March ...

Cokesbury Church

A Methodist meeting house was erected

nearby circa 1803. In December of that

year, the lot on which the building stood

was conveyed to trustees on the condition

that they finish and maintain the structure

as a church and school. ...

Walton-DeFuniak Library

The Walton-DeFuniak Library opened during the first decade of the existence of the town of DeFuniak Springs. This community originated in the early 1880's as a station on the new Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. The town was named for Frederick ...

In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock

In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock,

(1795 – 1852), this village was

once known as Hitchcocks-ville.

Here he originated his chairs &

cabinet furniture with Sheraton

influence and in 1826 built his

water powered mill employing a

hundred persons. In 1866 the

name was changed to Riverton.

Marker is ...

Hartwood Presbyterian Church

The Writing on the Wall

This is Hartwood Presbyterian Church, which Federal troops occupied during the Civil War. They removed and burned all the woodwork, leaving only the bare plaster walls. On November 24, 1862, Capt. George Johnson, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, ...

Town of Millsboro

For countless centuries, this was an

important meeting place for the Native

American residents of the Delmarva Peninsula.

In 1792, the state legislature authorized

the construction of a mill dam “across

the head of the waters of Indian River

near ...

Star Cemetery / Borland Cemetery Veterans Memorial

In Grateful Memory of All

Those Who Served Their Country.

Star Cemetery

Fred Fry • William Druit • Pete Bond

James Geddes • James Huntsinger

John Marietta • Joe Marietta

Dalla Creekmore • Julian Englebright

Charles Stout • Thorvald K. Johnson

John Watson • Charles Dewey

Ben Callihan • ...

Wortendyke Dutch Barn

This pre-Revolutionary Dutch barn was built by the Wortendyke family. Once common in the Hudson River area, the barn is one of the few remaining in this country. Broader than deep, the structure is entirely supported by four H-frames tied ...

New York Unearthed / The Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton

Exploring Downtown

New York Unearthed

The underground chambers of “New York Unearthed,” a museum operated by the South Street Seaport Museum, display the remarkable extent of archaeological finds in New York. These range from the surprisingly old-3,000-year-old pottery shards-to the ...

Miss Anna Easter Brown

Founding Member

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,

Incorporated

Lived in this residence (1926-1857).

Educator - Brick Junior College (1910-1926).

Booker T. Washington High School (1926-1952).

Historian - Annual Negro History Exhibit

attracted national attention. Civic Leader -

Charter member YWCA. Founding Member-

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

First ...