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1973 - Florida State University College of Social Sciences founded. 1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee established. [17] 1977 - Museum of Florida History established. [6] 1980 - Population: 81,548. 1981 - Florida Institute of Government headquartered in Tallahassee. 1982 Tallahassee Genealogical Society active. [18]
The history of Tallahassee, Florida, much like the history of Leon County, dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century, the region was colonized by Europeans, becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819, the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida, including modern-day Tallahassee, to the United States.
Tallahassee has an area of 98.2 square miles (254.3 km 2), of which 95.7 square miles (247.9 km 2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), or 2.59%, is water. [24] Tallahassee's terrain is hilly by Florida standards, being at the southern end of the Red Hills Region, just above the Cody Scarp. The elevation varies from near sea level to just ...
National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee, Florida (48 P) Pages in category "History of Tallahassee, Florida" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.
Originally founded as Villanueva de La Serena, the city was destroyed completely in a native uprising in 1549 and re-founded the same year as San Bartolomé de La Serena; its founding date is for this reason sometimes listed as 1549. Second oldest European city in Chile. 1545: Potosí: Potosí: Bolivia: 1545 San Juan de los Remedios: Villa ...
Several clues point to Wawa's Tallahassee debut in 2024, including social media posts by the company. A groundbreaking is slated for Jan. 25, according to a post on the chain's Facebook page.
Village Square presents "Speed Date Your Local Leaders" at Goodwood Museum on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Tallahassee chosen as location of capital (half-way between previous capitals of East and West Florida) 1825: Lighthouse built in St. Augustine. 1827 January 20: Jefferson County is created. December 26: Hamilton and Madison County is created.