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 ...

Gainesville

By the time of the Civil War, Gainesville was an important stop on the Florida Railroad, which ran from Fernandina to Cedar Key, for the transportation of cotton and foodstuffs from the region's rich

agricultural lands and cattle from South ...

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 ...

Moss Hill United Methodist Church

Constructed in 1857 by church members and their slaves, the wood-framed Moss Hill United Methodist Church in the Holmes Valley is an excellent example of Florida frontier church architecture and is the oldest unaltered building in Washington County.

In September ...

Bagdad Village Museum and Complex

Housed in the restored c.1886 New Providence Missionary Baptist Church building, the Bagdad Village Preservation Association Museum contains exhibits on local history including a Civil War exhibit with period artifacts and photographs.

www.bagdadvillage.org

Information Provided by Florida Department of State.

Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park & Cultural Center

This city park includes the prehistoric Fort Walton Temple Mound, the Indian Temple Mound Museum, and two early 20th century historic structures. In April 1861, the local Confederate military unit, the Walton Guards, established Camp Walton at the base of ...

St. Luke's Cemetery

This cemetery was the scene of the culmination of the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864, when Union troops defeated Confederate forces, consisting mainly of Marianna Home Guard militia, during fighting among the graves.

The adjacent St. Luke's Episcopal ...

Holden House Historical Marker

Erected by the Chipola Historical Trust, this marker is located at the 1850 Holden House. The house was the residence of William E. Anderson who was a brigadier general in the Florida militia before the Civil War.

Captured during the Battle ...

Ely-Criglar House Historical Marker

Erected by the Jackson County Historical Commission, this marker is located at the 1840 Ely-Criglar House. Ely Corner, which adjoined the house, was the scene of the initial fighting in the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864, when the ...