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The City of Live Oak is the headquarters for the Suwannee River Regional Library System. [19] Live Oak had a small town library up until the 1940s, which was financed by the County with $25 a month. This first library was a small wooden structure located on the corner of Pine and Wilbur, originally used as the public restrooms for white women. [19]
The Suwannee Correctional Institution (also SUWCI) is an American Level 6 security prison facility for adult males at Live Oak, Florida, two miles west of Wellborn. The camp was established in 2009. The total staff is 724 (as of April 13, 2014) and it has a capacity of 1,505 prisoners.
Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, [1] up from 41,551 in 2010. [2] Its county seat is Live Oak. [3] Suwannee County was a dry county until August 2011, when the sale of alcoholic beverages became legal in the county. [4]
Willie James Howard (July 13, 1928 – January 2, 1944) was a 15-year-old African-American living in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida.He was drowned for having given Christmas cards to all his co-workers at the Van Priest Dime Store, including Cynthia Goff, a white girl, followed by a letter to her on New Year's Day.
The Suwannee County Courthouse (constructed in 1904) is a historic government building located at 200 South Ohio Avenue on the southwest corner of Warren Street in Live Oak, Florida. On November 12, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
A tombstone for 15-year-old Willie James Howard sits in East Memorial Cemetery in Live Oak, Florida on Saturday, March 4, 2023. ... Howard’s killing was called a suicide until Suwannee County ...
The Suwannee Rifles were established in 1884 in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida. [2] In 1891, the Suwannee Rifles were organized in the Florida State Troops and designated Company D, 3rd Battalion of Infantry in 1892. In early 1893, L.K. Kemmerlin is listed as a lieutenant in the company.
Suwannee River State Park is a Florida State Park located near Live Oak. It offers some of the best backcountry canoeing opportunities in the state. Visitors can see cypress trees, southern magnolia, herons, American coots, turtles and hawks. The park is open year-round.