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Reubin Askew – politician, former governor of Florida; Bobby Brantley – lieutenant governor of Florida 1987–1991; Lawton Chiles – politician and FSU research fellow; former US Senator and Governor of Florida; LeRoy Collins – politician and Governor of Florida; the only Tallahassee native to serve as Florida's governor
The Museum of Florida History operates the Knott House, built in 1843. [6] The Knott House was the temporary headquarters of the Union Army in Tallahassee. The Emancipation Proclamation was read from the steps of the building on May 20, 1865, declaring freedom for all slaves in the Florida panhandle.
Author of Fifty Feet in Paradise: The Booming of Florida: Lives in St. Augustine Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953) Novelist and short story writer Lived in Cross Creek, the setting for most of her work [41] Lillian Smith (1897–1966) Author and social critic Born in Jasper [42] Florence Duval West (1840–1881) Poet Born in Tallahassee ...
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Florida's 41st Governor 1991-1998 & US Senator 1971-1989 2001 Reubin O'D. Askew: Florida's 37th Governor 1971-1979 1998 William Patrick Foster: Bandleader, Florida A&M "Marching 100" 1998 Chesterfield Smith: Justice Advocate & Florida's First American Bar Association President 1997 E. T. York: Florida University System Chancellor & IFAS Founder ...
Tallahassee Boy Scouts created a replica of Florida's first capitol in 1924, as Tallahassee celebrated the city's 100th anniversary. The legislature met in the building in November-December 1824 ...
Local history Florida Postal Museum: Orange City: Volusia Central East Philatelic History of postal items, postal history, and postal service Florida Sports Hall of Fame: Auburndale: Polk Central Sports Memorabilia of famous Florida athletes Florida Railroad Museum: Parrish: Manatee Southwest Railroad Heritage railroad along 6 miles of track
Pages in category "History museums in Florida" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. ... Tallahassee Museum; Tampa Bay History Center;