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Tallahassee (/ ˌ t æ l ə ˈ h æ s i / TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County . Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory , in 1824.
The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.The Capitol is at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and South Monroe Street in downtown Tallahassee, Florida.
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Tallahassee is situated within the Apalachee Province, home of the Apalachee, a Mississippian culture of agrarian people who farmed vast tracts of land. Their capital, Anhaica, was located within Tallahassee's city limits. The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields", or "old town." Its also known as "Tally ...
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U.S. Territory of Florida capital relocated from Pensacola to newly founded Tallahassee. [1] November 8: Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida convenes. [2] Tallahassee designated seat of newly created Leon County. [3] 1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated. [4] 1826 Florida State Capitol building construction begins. [2]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Residents of Florida’s capital prepared to evacuate their homes and stocked up on sandbags, food and supplies Wednesday as Hurricane Helene sped toward the Gulf Coast as ...
Under the new map, most of Tallahassee, along with nearly all of the 2nd's black residents, were drawn into the 5th District. To make up for the loss in population, the 2nd was shifted slightly to the south to take in territory previously in the nearby 3rd and 11th districts. On paper, the new 2nd was more than 12 points more Republican than ...