Timeline of Tallahassee, Florida
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
19th century[]
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- 1824
- 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]
- 1826 - City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations
- 1829 - City Cemetery in use.
- 1831 - Williams House built.[2]
- 1832 - First Presbyterian Church established.
- 1834 - Tallahassee-St. Marks railroad built.[5]
- 1835 - Columns house built.[1]
- 1837 - Goodwood Plantation established near Tallahassee.[6]
- 1840 - Population: 1,616.
- 1841 - Yellow Fever epidemic strikes resulting in many deaths
- 1843 - Great Fire strikes and burns much of downtown; Capitol building and county court house survives
- 1845
- State Capitol building completed.[2]
- Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.[2]
- 1846 - Southern Journal newspaper begins publication.[7]
- 1851 - Florida State College for Women founded.[1]
- 1865
- March 6: Battle of Natural Bridge fought near Tallahassee during American Civil War; Union forces defeated.[1]
- "Convention in Tallahassee repealed Florida's secession ordinance; abolished slavery."[8]
- 1881 - St. John's Episcopal Church rebuilt.[2]
- 1887 - State Normal College for Colored Students opens.[2]
- 1899 - February: Great Blizzard of 1899.[9]
- 1900 - Population: 2,981.[10]
20th century[]
- 1904 - Florida Christian Advocate newspaper in publication.[7]
- 1905
- Weekly True Democrat newspaper begins publication.[7]
- Population: 3,311.[10]
- 1907 - Florida Governor's Mansion built.
- 1909 - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes active.[2]
- 1919 - Commission-manager form of government adopted.[5]
- 1927 - Government's Martin Building constructed.[2]
- 1929 - Dale Mabry Field (airfield) begins operating.[11]
- 1930
- Ritz Theatre in business.[12]
- Population: 10,700.
- 1933 - Tallahassee Historical Society formed.[13]
- 1935 - WTAL radio begins broadcasting.[14]
- 1937 - Greenwood Cemetery established.
- 1946 - Florida City County Management Association headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).[1][chronology citation needed]
- 1947 - Florida State University active.
- 1949 - Drive-In Theatre in business.[12]
- 1950 - Florida State University College of Business founded.
- 1953 - Florida A&M University active.
- 1955 - WCTV (television) begins broadcasting.[15]
- 1957 - Tallahassee Junior Museum founded.[6]
- 1958 - February 13: City gets record snowfall of 3 inches.[9]
- 1960 - Population: 48,174.
- 1966 - Florida State University College of Law founded.
- 1970 - Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board organized.[16]
- 1972 - Florida Association of City Clerks headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).[2][chronology citation needed]
- 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.[3]
- 1982
- Tallahassee Genealogical Society active.[18]
- Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering founded.
- 1983 - 17th-century Mission San Luis de Apalachee Archaeological and Historic Site established.[6]
- 1988 - LeRoy Collins Institute of public policy established.[4]
- 1989 - Tallahassee Regional Airport begins operating.[11]
- 1992 - Knott House museum established.[6]
- 1996 - Riley Museum of African American History and Culture established.[6]
- 1997 - City website online (approximate date).[19][20]
- 2000 - Florida State University's Local Governance Research Laboratory established.[21]
21st century[]
- 2010 - Population: 181,376.[22][23]
- 2012 - Integrity Florida headquartered in city.[24]
- 2014 - Andrew Gillum becomes mayor.
- 2017 - Neal Dunn becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district and Al Lawson becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district[25][26]
See also[]
- History of Tallahassee, Florida
- List of mayors of Tallahassee, Florida
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Leon County, Florida
- Timelines of other cities in the North Florida area of Florida: Gainesville, Jacksonville, Pensacola
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hellmann 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Federal Writers' Project 1939.
- ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Florida: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (2001), Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (PDF), LCIR Report, Tallahassee, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-28
- ^ a b "History of Tallahassee & Leon County". Talgov.com. City of Tallahassee. Retrieved April 19, 2017. (Includes timeline)
- ^ a b c d e f American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Florida". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History. Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-1-55570-046-1.
- ^ a b "This Day in Weather History". Aberdeen, South Dakota: National Weather Service. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population of Cities and Towns", Census of the State of Florida...1905, Tallahassee: Capital Pub. Co.
- ^ a b "Tallahassee airport had several locations in its 100 years", Tallahassee Democrat, August 23, 2014
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Tallahassee, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Tallahassee Historical Society. "History of Our Society". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Florida", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ "United States TV Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
- ^ "Historic Preservation Programs in Florida: Tallahassee". Historic Preservation in Florida: Department of State Report to the Florida Legislature. 1980.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Footnotes from Our History". Tallahassee Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "City of Tallahassee". Archived from the original on June 5, 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
- ^ "Local Governance Research Lab". Tallahassee: Florida State University. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Tallahassee city, Florida". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research; U.S. Census Bureau (2011), "City of Tallahassee", 2010 Census Detailed City Profiles
- ^ "About". Tallahassee: Integrity Florida. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Leon: a county divided by redistricting", Tallahassee Democrat, July 9, 2016
Bibliography[]
- Daniel G. Brinton (1869). "Tallahassee". Guide-Book of Florida and the South. Philadelphia: George Maclean – via HathiTrust. (1978 facsimile ed. by University of Florida)
- John R. Richards, ed. (1886). "Tallahassee". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. New York: South Publishing Company. OCLC 12186532.
- "Tallahassee". Florida Gazetteer and Business Directory 1907-1908. R. L. Polk & Co.
- "Tallahassee". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1918.
- Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Tallahassee". Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 274–282. ISBN 9781623760090 – via Google Books.
- Althemese Barnes; Ann Roberts (2000). Tallahassee, Florida. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
- Julianne Hare (2002). Tallahassee: a Capital City History. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-2371-2.
- Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Florida: Tallahassee". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
- Gerald Ensley (August 6, 2016), "The Florida Capitol: a Timeline", Tallahassee Democrat
External links[]
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- "Tallahassee, Leon County". Viva Florida. Tallahassee: Florida League of Cities. (Includes timeline)
- "(Tallahassee)". Florida Memory. Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
- Items related to Tallahassee, Florida, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- "Local Resources — Libraries and Archives". Tallahassee Genealogical Society.
Images[]
Old City Cemetery, laid out in 1841 (photo 2011)
Office of Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, launched in 1905 (photo 2014)
Civil rights march in Tallahassee, 1971
Florida A&M University graduation ceremony, 2003. School opened in 1887
Bell of defunct 1901 ship USS Tallahassee, moved to city hall in 2010
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