|
Rochelle School (Ireland)
The Rochelle School, which was previously known as the Martha Perry Institute, is a historic site in Rochelle, Florida. The school was built on land given by Sallie Perry, daughter of Madison Starke Perry, and named for her mother Martha Perry.https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/137320 Students and teachers at Martha Perry Institute - Alachua County, Florida It is located off SR 234. On April 2, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. References External links Alachua County listingsaNational Register of Historic PlacesAlachua County listingsaFlorida's Office of Cultural and Historical ProgramsaRootsWeb.com National Register of Historic Places in Alachua County, Florida Defunct schools in Florida {{Florida-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochelle, Florida
Rochelle is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It was found in the 1830s on a former native settlement and mission site. and was built around the Plantation of Madison Starke Perry. History Rochelle was at a junction on the Florida Southern Railway (later, the Plant System), with lines running to Gainesville, Ocala and Palatka. Originally known as Perry, or Perry Junction, the community was renamed Gruelle in 1881 after N. R. Gruelle, General Manager of the Florida Southern Railway (the station was still listed as Perry on the first timetable issued by the railway after it reached Gainesville in 1881). In 1884, the community name was changed again, to Rochelle, after the parents of Governor Perry's wife. The town was described as having a hotel, two or three stores, a sawmill, and an express-office in 1883, and a population of 150 in 1884. Citrus growing became important in the area, and in 1885 the town had two sawmills, two churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison Starke Perry
Madison Starke Perry (1814 – March 1865) was the fourth Governor of Florida. Early life Madison Starke Perry was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the youngest child of Benjamin Perry and his wife Mary Starke. He attended South Carolina College, where he was a member of the Euphradian Society. He came to Florida in the 1830s and became a leader among the area's plantation owners. He was elected in 1849 to represent the county in the Florida House of Representatives. The following year he was elected to the Florida Senate. Perry as governor Perry ran for and was elected governor in 1856, assuming office on October 5, 1857. As Florida's fourth governor, Perry helped bring about the settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute with Georgia and encouraged the building of railways in the state. During the years before the Civil War, Governor Perry foresaw the possibility that Florida might secede from the Union, and in 1858 he urged the reestablishment of the state's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Road 234 (Florida)
The following highways are numbered 234: Australia Borung Highway Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 234 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 234 * Prince Edward Island Route 234 * Quebec Route 234 Costa Rica * National Route 234 India * National Highway 234 (India) Ireland * R234 regional road Italy * Strada statale 234 Codognese Japan * Japan National Route 234 United States * California State Route 234 (unbuilt) * Florida State Road 234 (former) * Georgia State Route 234 * Indiana State Road 234 * K-234 (Kansas highway) * Kentucky Route 234 * Maine State Route 234 * Maryland Route 234 * Montana Secondary Highway 234 * New Mexico State Road 234 * New York State Route 234 (former) * Oregon Route 234 * Pennsylvania Route 234 * Tennessee State Route 234 * Texas State Highway 234 ** Texas State Highway Loop 234 * Utah State Route 234 (former) * Virginia State Route 234 * Wyoming Highway 234 Wyoming Highway 233 (WYO 233) is a state highway in south-central Lincoln County, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places In Alachua County, Florida
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alachua County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 66 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including two National Historic Landmarks. Current listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Florida * National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
