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Old City Cemetery (Tallahassee, Florida)
Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida, the state capital. It was established in 1829 by the Territorial Legislative Council, and was acquired by the city in 1840. Burials for white people were segregated with separate areas and books for "colored" people. Cast iron fences surround the property. A historical marker commemorates its history. The Florida Archives have photos of the cemetery. Guided walking tours have been held. Burials *Thomas Brown (1785-1867) *Charles H. Rollins, state legislator *David Lang (Civil War), David Lang *Reverend James Page (minister), James Page *Judge Alfred LePaire Woodward (1807-1882) *Ossian Bingley Hart *James Diament Westcott III (1839-1887), attorney general and justice on the Florida Supreme Court *Henry Noel Felkel (1850-1897), school principal *Thomas Van Renssalaer Gibbs *John G. Collins, founder of ''Tallahassee Democrat'' *Robert Berry Gorman (1837-1919), mayor *John G. Riley See also *Park Avenue Historic Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population was 196,169, making it the List of municipalities in Florida, 8th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the List of United States cities by population, 126th-largest city in the United States. The population of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 . Tallahassee is the largest city in the Big Bend (Florida), Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Big Bend (Florida), Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions. With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, ranked the nation's 19th-best public university by ''U.S. News & World R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population was 196,169, making it the List of municipalities in Florida, 8th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the List of United States cities by population, 126th-largest city in the United States. The population of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 . Tallahassee is the largest city in the Big Bend (Florida), Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Big Bend (Florida), Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions. With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, ranked the nation's 19th-best public university by ''U.S. News & World R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
