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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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 ...

Heritage Park and Cultural Center

"Florida Native American Heritage Trail"

The Indian Temple Mound Museum is located next to the National Historic Landmark Temple Mound that gave name to the impressive Fort Walton Period ceramics. ere is a short trail to the mound. Museum exhibits reflect ...

Edward Thomas Dunn-St. Michael's Cemetery

Edward Thomas Dunn(1840-1904) was born in Vermont to Irish immigrants. His wife, Mary Frances Connolly (1846-1895), was born in Quebec to Scottish immigrants.

They had two daughters before moving to Pensacola from Quebec around 1870. Between 1870 and 1885, Mary had ...

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 ...

Caroline Horsler-St. Michael's Cemetery

Caroline Horsler (1838-1846)was the daughter of Andrew Horsler and Bela Weil of Germany. She was born in New York City and died on June 13, 1846, the cause of her death is uncertain.

The Horsler family legacy began with Lillian, ...

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 ...

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail

The museum tells the story of the history of the Jupiter Inlet and the influence of Spain and the Caribbean from exhibits on the shipwreck of the San Miguel de Archangel (wrecked while returning to Spain ...

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida tells the stories of people in south Florida and the Caribbean from 12,000 years ago through the present. The Tropical Dreams: First Arrivals exhibit features information and artifacts about southern Florida's first inhabitants and ...

South Florida Museum

This museum houses the famous Montague Tallant Collection, one of the premier collections of Florida aboriginal artifacts from 1,700 years ago through European contact in the 1500s. The Archaic Man display contains artifacts and exhibit panels about people who lived ...