The Apalachee Missions

From 1633 until 1704, Franciscan monks established and operated a chain of missions and attempted to convert Florida Indians to Christianity. Apalachee missions also served as Spanish Florida's western defense network. In 1633, about 10,000 Indians lived in Apalachee Province: ...

The Tallahassee Democrat

Florida's capital has never been without an alert, vigorous press. Tallahassee's first newspaper, the Florida Intelligencer, was founded on February 19, 1825, nine months before the city was incorporated.

The Tallahassee Democrat traces its ancestry to March 3, 1905, when ...

St. Clement's Chapel Church of the Advent

Built in the town of Lloyd in 1890, this Episcopal chapel was dedicated as St. Clement's Church on June 14, 1895, by Edwin Gardner Weed, 3rd Bishop of Florida. William Betton of Tallahassee designed and built the structure at a ...

Belle Vue- Home of the Princess Murat

Former home of Catherine Daingerfield Willis, great-grandniece of George Washington and widow of Archille Murat, Prince of Naples and nephew of Napoleon. During the Second French Empire she was recognized as a princess and financially assisted by Napoleon III, whose ...

Prince and Princess Murat

Prince Achille Murat was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and the son of General Jochaim Murat, King of Naples. He settled in Florida in 1825, and as attorney, county judge, and director of Tallahassee's Union Bank, he played an active ...

Bldg. 74, 75, 76 UWF Dodson Complex

The College of Business Complex, occupied in 1978, required a demanding building program calling for a classroom and lecture room facility with the capability to expand one-into-the-other via floor to ceiling panels separating them. The plan also included a separate, ...

Texas School Book Depository

November 22, 1963. 12:30 pm. 8 seconds change the history of America. Bullets originating from The Texas Book Depository strike President John F. Kennedy fatally wounding him. Originally built in 1901, the building on the corner of Elm and Houston ...

The Battle of Pensacola (1781)

In June of 1779 the Spanish declared war on England. In an attempt to remove England from the New World they decided to remove England's control of it's colony in west Florida. The Spanish governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez, ...

Bldg. 73, UWF Aquatic Center

Occupied in 1976, the swimming pool was a major addition to the physical education, health, and recreation facilities. The architectural and engineering firm of Henningson, Durham, and Richardson were chosen for the project. The outdoor pool boasted state of the ...

Bldg. 21 UWF Student Support Services

Buldg. 21 is located at the center of activities on the UWF campus. The architect for this structure was William F. Parks, the designer of the Natatorium/Aquatic Center.

The building is "L" shaped with the main entrance at the juncture of ...