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The buildings are informally known as the Old Capitol and the New Capitol; the former is sometimes called the Historic Capitol, or also, the Florida State Capitol. The latter was its official name prior to the construction of the New Capitol in 1977, and was so called by the National Park Service even after the New Capitol was operating. [7]
March 3: Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. May 26: Florida Legislature is formed succeeding the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. June 25: Florida's first elected governor, William Dunn Moseley takes office. 1848 January 8: Holmes County is established. 1849 January 18: Putnam County is established.
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
A crowd of more than 150 gathered in front of Florida’s Historic Capitol to recognize the National Day of Prayer on Thursday. The service began with a time of worship.
During Florida Gov. Reuben Askew’s tenure, in 1978 the Capitol got a $6.5 million facelift to preserve a “symbol of Florida’s heritage.”
A large, old iconic oak outside Florida's Historic Capitol came crashing to the ground Saturday afternoon. The Tallahassee Police Department assisted the Capitol Police in redirecting traffic as ...
1843 - Great Fire strikes and burns much of downtown; Capitol building and county court house survives; 1845 State Capitol building completed. [2] Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. [2] 1846 - Southern Journal newspaper begins publication. [7] 1857 - Florida State College for Women founded. [1] 1865
By the way, the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses, the nation’s first election contest, come six days after the kick-off of Florida’s legislative session.