The large outdoor monument lists the delegates to the 1838-1841

constitutional convention, including David Levy (Yulee). In the museum, animated mannequins relate the story behind Florida's first constitution and the convention that met in the city of St. Joseph, once located near here before being destroyed by a hurricane. Among St. Joseph's prominent residents was Raphael Jacob Moses. A Charleston-born fifth generation American Jew, Moses moved to St. Joseph in 1838 to become secretary of the Lake Wimico & St. Joseph Canal & Railroad Company. The museum has a replica of an engine from the railroad. Moses was a Florida delegate to the 1847 national Democratic convention and practiced law in Apalachicola until 1849 when he moved to Georgia.

Information provided by Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Jewish Heritage Trail, 2000.