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Lafayette County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,226, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Florida. The county seat is Mayo. [2] Lafayette County is a prohibition or partially dry county, allowing retail sales of beer.
The Hal W. Adams Bridge, built in 1947, is a historic bridge that carries State Road 51 across the Suwannee River between Lafayette and Suwannee counties, Florida in the United States. Located 3 miles north of Mayo, it was the first suspension bridge built in Florida, and the only one to carry highway traffic. At its opening on July 4, 1947, it ...
The Old Lafayette County Courthouse, built 1893–1894, is an historic former courthouse building located on State Road 51 at 136 Fletcher Avenue, North, corner of Bloxham Street in Mayo, Florida, It was Lafayette County's second courthouse, the first at New Troy having burned down New Year's Eve 1892.
Mayo, Florida is a town and the only municipality in Lafayette County, Florida, United States. It is the county seat of Lafayette County. [ 6 ] The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census.
The Lafayette County Courthouse, built in 1908, is an historic courthouse building located in Mayo, Florida.It was designed by Atlanta-based architect Edward Columbus Hosford in the Classical Revival style, who designed other courthouses in Florida and other states.
Troy is an abandoned town in Lafayette County, Florida, United States that served as its county seat. Just like Fort Fanning, Fort "McKoon" (Macomb), Branford, Luraville and Wilcox, it was built as a boat landing on the Suwannee River about nine miles upriver from Branford. [1] [2] It was also known at times as Macintosh.
Mailman W.R. Taylor was the son of a well-known naval stores operator in Mayo, Florida. [2] On Saturday, January 14, 1922, he entered the home of Charles Strong to investigate a dispute. In this home, around midnight, he was shot and killed by a shotgun. [ 3 ]
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