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Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,259. [1] Its county seat is Macclenny. [2] The county was founded in 1861 and is named for James McNair Baker, a judge and Confederate Senator. Baker County is included in the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Baker is an unincorporated community in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. [1] It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the county seat, Crestview, in the Florida Panhandle. [2] A stop on the Florida, Alabama and Gulf Railroad, Baker was platted in 1910 and grew up around the timber and turpentine industries. [citation ...
Location of Baker County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Baker County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Baker County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
July 21: Escambia County and St. John's County, Florida's first two counties are established. December 31: Andrew Jackson leaves office as the governor of Florida. 1822 March 30: Florida Territory is organized combining East Florida and West Florida. April 17: Florida's first civilian governor, William Pope Duval takes office.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
The museum's purpose is to preserve and display artifacts and documents of the early development of the Florida panhandle, particularly Okaloosa County; to educate the public on technology, history, and impact of historic events including early culture of Spanish, French, Dutch, and Native Americans, the naval stores industry, the rail ...
Baker served as a civil rights activist and worked with the NAACP. Read part 1 of this series here: Black History Month in Sheboygan: Finding cultural connectivity through music
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