Timeline of Tallahassee, Florida explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.

19th century

• 1824
  • U.S. Territory of Florida capital relocated from Pensacola to newly founded Tallahassee.
  • November 8: Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida convenes.
  • Tallahassee designated seat of newly created Leon County.^[1]
• 1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated.
• 1826
  • Florida State Capitol building construction begins.
  • 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.
• 1832 - First Presbyterian Church established.
• 1834 - Tallahassee-St. Marks railroad built.
• 1835 - Columns house built.
• 1837 - Goodwood Plantation established near Tallahassee.
• 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.
  • Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.
• 1846 - Southern Journal newspaper begins publication.^[2]
• 1857 - Florida State College for Women founded.
• 1865
  • March 6: Battle of Natural Bridge fought near Tallahassee during American Civil War; Union forces defeated.
  • "Convention in Tallahassee repealed Florida's secession ordinance; abolished slavery."^[3]
• 1881 - St. John's Episcopal Church rebuilt.
• 1887 - State Normal College for Colored Students opens.
• 1899 - February: Great Blizzard of 1899.^[4]
• 1900 - Population: 2,981.

20th century

• 1904 - Florida Christian Advocate newspaper in publication.
• 1905
  • Weekly True Democrat newspaper begins publication.
  • Population: 3,311.
• 1907 - Florida Governor's Mansion built.
• 1909 - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes active.
• 1919 - Commission-manager form of government adopted.^[5]
• 1927 - Government's Martin Building constructed.
• 1929 - Dale Mabry Field (airfield) begins operating.
• 1930
  • Ritz Theatre in business.^[6]
  • Population: 10,700.
• 1933 - Tallahassee Historical Society formed.^[7]
• 1935 - WTAL radio begins broadcasting.
• 1937 - Greenwood Cemetery established.
• 1946 - Florida City County Management Association headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).http://fccma.org/about/
• 1947 - Florida State University active.
• 1949 - Drive-In Theatre in business.
• 1950 - Florida State University College of Business founded.
• 1953 - Florida A&M University active.
• 1955 - WCTV (television) begins broadcasting.
• 1957 - Tallahassee Junior Museum founded.
• 1958 - February 13: City gets record snowfall of 3 inches.
• 1960 - Population: 48,174.
• 1966 - Florida State University College of Law founded.
• 1970 - Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board organized.^[8]
• 1972 - Florida Association of City Clerks headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).http://www.floridaclerks.org/index.asp?SEC=D7FEDFDA-9C19-44BD-B266-8DBE00A86A4E&Type=B_BASIC
• 1973 - Florida State University College of Social Sciences founded.
• 1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee established.^[9]
• 1977 - Museum of Florida History established.^[10]
• 1980 - Population: 81,548.
• 1981 - Florida Institute of Government headquartered in Tallahassee.http://iog.fsu.edu/welcome/
• 1982
  • Tallahassee Genealogical Society active.^[11]
  • Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering founded.
• 1983 - 17th-century Mission San Luis de Apalachee Archaeological and Historic Site established.
• 1988 - LeRoy Collins Institute of public policy established.http://collinsinstitute.fsu.edu
• 1989 - Tallahassee Regional Airport begins operating.
• 1992 - Knott House museum established.
• 1996 - Riley Museum of African American History and Culture established.
• 1997 - City website online (approximate date).^{[12] [13]}
• 2000 - Florida State University's Local Governance Research Laboratory established.^[14]

21st century

• 2010 - Population: 181,376.^[15]
• 2012 - Integrity Florida government watchdog headquartered in city.^[16]
• 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^[17]

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

Bibliography

• Book: Guide-Book of Florida and the South. Daniel G. Brinton. 1869. George Maclean. Philadelphia. Tallahassee. Bicentennial Floridiana facsimile series. 2027/ufl2.uf00103284_00001?urlappend=%3Bseq=140. 9780813004150. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/ufl2.uf00103284_00001?urlappend=%3Bseq=140. HathiTrust. (1978 facsimile ed. by University of Florida)
• Book: Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory . John R. Richards . South Publishing Company . New York . 12186532 . 1886. Tallahassee. https://archive.org/stream/floridastategaze1886sout#page/424/mode/2up.
• Book: . Florida Gazetteer and Business Directory 1907-1908 . Tallahassee. 1907 . https://archive.org/stream/floridagazetteer1907rlpo#page/394/mode/2up.
• Book: R. L. Polk & Co. . Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory . 1918. Tallahassee. https://archive.org/stream/rlpolkcosflorida01rlpo#page/n1095/mode/2up.
• Book: . Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State . . New York . Oxford University Press . 1939 . Tallahassee . 274–282. 9781623760090 . Google Books. .
• Book: Tallahassee, Florida . Althemese Barnes . Ann Roberts . Arcadia . Charleston, South Carolina . Black America . 2000.
• Book: Julianne Hare. Tallahassee: a Capital City History. Arcadia . Charleston, South Carolina . 978-0-7385-2371-2 . 2002.
• Book: Paul T. Hellmann. Historical Gazetteer of the United States. 2006. Taylor & Francis. 1-135-94859-3. Florida: Tallahassee. .

External links

• Web site: Tallahassee, Leon County . Viva Florida . Florida League of Cities . Tallahassee . (Includes timeline)
• Web site: (Tallahassee) . . Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services .
• Items related to Tallahassee, Florida, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• Web site: Local Resources — Libraries and Archives . Tallahassee Genealogical Society .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida: Individual County Chronologies . Atlas of Historical County Boundaries . Scholl Center for American History and Culture . . Chicago . April 19, 2017 .
2. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington DC . . Library of Congress . April 19, 2017 .
3. Book: Ernie Gross. This Day in American History. registration. 1990. Neal-Schuman . 978-1-55570-046-1.
4. Web site: This Day in Weather History . . Aberdeen, South Dakota . April 19, 2017 .
5. Web site: History of Tallahassee & Leon County . Talgov.com . City of Tallahassee . April 19, 2017 . (Includes timeline)
6. Web site: Movie Theaters in Tallahassee, FL . CinemaTreasures.org . Cinema Treasures LLC . Los Angeles . April 19, 2017 .
7. Web site: History of Our Society . Tallahassee Historical Society . April 19, 2017 .
8. Book: Historic Preservation in Florida: Department of State Report to the Florida Legislature . Historic Preservation Programs in Florida: Tallahassee . https://archive.org/stream/HistoricPreservationinFlorida#page/n11/mode/2up . 1980 .
9. Web site: Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA . . Norway . April 22, 2017 .
10. Book: Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada . 2002 . 15th . 0759100020 . American Association for State and Local History . Florida . Rowman Altamira .
11. Web site: Footnotes from Our History . Tallahassee Genealogical Society . April 19, 2017 .
12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19970605135350/http://www.state.fl.us/citytlh/ . dead . City of Tallahassee . June 5, 1997 . .
13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000824034449/http://officialcitysites.org/Florida/Cities/T/ . United States of America: Florida . dead . August 24, 2000 . Official City Sites . Kevin Hyde . Tamie Hyde . Utah . 40169021 .
14. Web site: Local Governance Research Lab . Florida State University . Tallahassee . April 30, 2017 .
15. Web site: Tallahassee city, Florida . QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau . April 19, 2017 .
16. Web site: About . Integrity Florida . Tallahassee . April 27, 2017 .
17. Web site: Members of Congress . . Civic Impulse, LLC . Washington DC . April 19, 2017 .