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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 ...

, U.S.

19th century

* 1824 ** U.S.

Territory of Florida The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the state of Florida. Originally the major portion of the Spanish te ...

capital relocated from

Pensacola Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...

to newly founded Tallahassee. ** November 8:

Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida The Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, often referred to as the Florida Territorial Council or Florida Territorial Legislative Council, was the legislative body governing the American territory of Florida (Florida Territory) before st ...

convenes. ** Tallahassee designated

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of newly created Leon County. * 1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated. * 1826 -

Florida State Capitol The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Capitol is at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and South ...

building construction begins. * 1826 - City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations * 1829 - City Cemetery in use. * 1831 - Williams House built. * 1832 - First Presbyterian Church established. * 1834 - Tallahassee-St. Marks railroad built. * 1835 - Columns house built. * 1837 -

Goodwood Plantation In 1824, in appreciation of the enormous service rendered to this country by the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War, Congress voted to grant him a full township in the Florida Territory. This tract was called the Lafayette Land Gr ...

established near Tallahassee. * 1840 - Population: 1,616. * 1841 - Yellow Fever epidemic strikes resulting in many deaths * 1843 - Great Fire strikes and burns much of downtown; Capitol building and county court house survives * 1845 ** State Capitol building completed. ** Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. * 1846 - ''Southern Journal''

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begins publication. * 1857 -

Florida State College for Women Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

founded. * 1865 ** March 6:

Battle of Natural Bridge The Battle of Natural Bridge was fought during the American Civil War in what is now Woodville, Florida near Tallahassee on March 6, 1865. A small group of Confederate troops and volunteers, which included teenagers from the nearby Florida Mil ...

fought near Tallahassee during

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;

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forces defeated. ** "Convention in Tallahassee repealed Florida's

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ordinance; abolished slavery." * 1881 - St. John's Episcopal Church rebuilt. * 1887 -

State Normal College for Colored Students Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the Un ...

opens. * 1899 - February:

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. * 1900 - Population: 2,981.

20th century

* 1904 - ''Florida Christian Advocate''

in publication. * 1905 ** '' Weekly True Democrat'' newspaper begins publication. ** Population: 3,311. * 1907 -

Florida Governor's Mansion The Florida Governor's Mansion (also called The People's House of Florida) is a historic U.S. residence in Tallahassee, Florida and the official residence of the governor of Florida. On July 20, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of ...

built. * 1909 -

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the ...

active. * 1919 - Commission-manager form of government adopted. (Includes timeline) * 1927 - Government's Martin Building constructed. * 1929 - Dale Mabry Field (airfield) begins operating. * 1930 ** Ritz Theatre in business. ** Population: 10,700. * 1933 - Tallahassee Historical Society formed. * 1935 - WTAL

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begins broadcasting. * 1937 - Greenwood Cemetery established. * 1946 - Florida City County Management Association headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date

* 1947 -

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

active. * 1949 - Drive-In Theatre in business. * 1950 -

Florida State University College of Business The Florida State University College of Business is the business school of the Florida State University. Established in 1950, it enrolls more than 6,000 students including undergraduates and graduate students seeking their bachelor's, master's o ...

founded. * 1953 -

Florida A&M University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the U ...

active. * 1955 - WCTV (

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) begins broadcasting. * 1957 - Tallahassee Junior Museum founded. * 1958 - February 13: City gets record

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of 3 inches. * 1960 - Population: 48,174. * 1966 -

Florida State University College of Law Florida State University College of Law is the law school of Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. The law school borders the southeast quadrant of the University's campus, near the Donald L. Tucker Center, an arena and part o ...

founded. * 1970 - Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board organized. * 1972 - Florida Association of City Clerks headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date

* 1973 -

Florida State University College of Social Sciences The Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, located in Tallahassee, Florida, is one of fifteen colleges comprising Florida State University (FSU). The college was founded in 1973 and includes six departments: Economic ...

founded. * 1975 -

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee The Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee ( la, Dioecesis Pensacolensis–Talloseiensis) is a diocese in the Province of Miami, both in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is St. Michael the Archangel. Main churche ...

established. * 1977 -

Museum of Florida History The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Brono ...

established. * 1980 - Population: 81,548. * 1981 - Florida Institute of Government headquartered in Tallahasse

* 1982 ** Tallahassee Genealogical Society active. ** Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering founded. * 1983 - 17th-century

Mission San Luis de Apalachee Mission San Luis de Apalachee (also known as San Luis de Talimali) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1656 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida. It was located in the d ...

Archaeological and Historic Site established. * 1988 - LeRoy Collins Institute of public policy establishe

* 1989 -

Tallahassee Regional Airport Tallahassee International Airport is a city-owned airport five miles southwest of downtown Tallahassee, in Leon County, Florida, United States. It serves the state capital of Florida, and its surrounding areas; it is one of the major airports i ...

begins operating. * 1992 -

Knott House The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Brono ...

museum established. * 1996 - Riley Museum of African American History and Culture established. * 1997 - City website online (approximate date). * 2000 - Florida State University's Local Governance Research Laboratory established.

21st century

* 2010 - Population: 181,376. * 2012 - Integrity Florida government watchdog headquartered in city. * 2014 -

Andrew Gillum Andrew Demetric Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is an American former politician who served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 to 2018. He served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014, first elected at the age of 23. He i ...

becomes mayor. * 2017 -

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becomes

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for

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and

Al Lawson Alfred James Lawson Jr. (born September 23, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district from 2017 to 2023. The district, which was eliminated following redistricting dur ...

becomes U.S. representative for

Florida's 5th congressional district Florida's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It extends along Florida's northern boundary from Jacksonville to Tallahassee. The district includes all of Baker, Gadsden, Hamilton and Madison cou ...

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Tallahassee Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population ...