When was tallahassee florida founded

In the 's there were several attempts by politicians in central and south Florida to move the capital to Orlando. It would have provided a more central location, but the movement was defeated and the State built the tall new Capital building in It was a signal that Tallahassee was here to stay as the State capital. Another signal was that the State converted the Old Capitol building into a museum rather than tearing it down.

You can still visit it today. Today it is a vibrant city of , people in Leon County, whose population is , The rolling hills and canopied roads of Tallahassee and Leon County remind many people of more northern regions. It is after all way up in North Florida.

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Privacy Policy. Pass A Grille is just south of St. DuVal laid out the city in By , a rail line connected Tallahassee with its Gulf of Mexico port, St. Marks, and Tallahassee had become the commercial and social center for the region. Early settlers faced difficult times with Indian attacks, a yellow fever epidemic, bank failures, hurricanes, and a terrible downtown fire.

Despite these obstacles, by Tallahassee had become the capital of Florida, with government playing an ever more important role in the city's development. In , as part of the Confederacy, Florida seceded from the Union and Tallahassee was one of the sites where important battles were fought. Defended only by old men and young boys, the city was able to stave off a Union attack in at the Battle of Natural Bridge, the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi to avoid capture.

Union leader Edward M. McCook took over governance of the city in , and on May 20th read the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. While some African Americans moved to the city, most remained in rural areas working as tenant farmers.

Education began to attain prominence in Tallahassee around the mid-nineteenth century. In , a school for boys was founded which later became Florida State University.

The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was founded in , the state's first institution for African Americans. Wealthy Northerners discovered the area in the s and s, and former cotton estates were bought up and turned into hunting retreats. Prompted by the concerns of plantation owners over the potential loss of the native quail population, Tall Timber Research Station was established in the s, and soon became an international groundbreaker in the study of ecological issues.

In Dale Mabry Air Field opened, and commercial aviation was first brought to the area. Crops were planted including cotton, corn, and sweet potatoes. By , more than 11, people lived in the area. There were setbacks during the Second Seminole War, a yellow fever epidemic, and a great fire. Still, the place continued to grow. Congress awarded him a township 36 square miles in the Tallahassee area.

He never visited himself. However, he tried, without the use of slaves, to grow limes and olives and to produce silk made by moths in mulberry trees in the area. His colony failed. Most of his people moved to New Orleans or back to France.

The few that remained lived in an area that later became an African-American neighborhood still called Frenchtown. Site Map. Prince Murat, a nephew of Napoleon, moved to a Tallahassee plantation after the battle of Waterloo.

He married a great-grand niece of George Washington. He slept on a moss mattress and spoke seven languages. Tallahassee was the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi that was not captured. After the Civil War, many of the large plantations were turned into hunting lodges for wealthy winter residents from the North. They would come together to hunt quail and socialize. However, times were tough for most people in the area, with more laborers than jobs. The farmers were caught in the never-ending cycle of sharecropping.

Tallahassee has become a community where tradition and family are important. The largest numbers of people work for the government. Services and retail trade also employ many people in the area.

Today, Tallahassee is a focal point for government and higher education in the state. Over Apalachee Indians lived there. A lieutenant governor, military garrison and their families, friars, and civilians were also in residence.