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Went to the Musem of Florida History on July 4th.  What a great place!  Exhibits cover Florida History from ancient times through the 20th century. Cafe and Gift Shop, visits are free (donations are encouraged), tours are available if desired.  Parking is available in the parking garage next door ($5), tokens are gotten from the gift shop. Here is the location: Museum of Florida History R.A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 (850) 245-6400 Here are a few photos:

          Maclay gardens, located in Tallahassee, Florida  is a remarkable example of landscape architecture.  Since the State of Florida acquired the property in 1994, the gardens and park were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District. 1      According to the State of Florida, Maclay Gardens, part of a 1,184-acre state park, located in Tallahassee, Florida, was once home to Native Americans.  In 1825, the site became part of a land grant to the Marquis de Lafayette, and until the late 1800’s was occupied by a community of farmers (owners as well as tenant farmers) and their employees. 2      After operating as a quail plantation, the land was purchased by Alfred Maclay, a New York financier, in 1923 and used as a family retreat and hunting lodge.  1 http://www.floridastateparks.org/resources/doc/individualparks/bro...

Historic Jekyll Island is located on the Georgia Coast.  The center of the Island, the Jekyll Island Club Historic District has been listed since 1978 in the National Register of Historic Places.  Although it’s owned by the State of Georgia, a small amount of commercial and residential development is allowed. Also located near the Historic District is the ruins of the Horton House, occupied by Major William Horton (ca. 1742).  The Jekyll Island Authority and the Fanning Institute are currently working on their 2010 Master Plan. LINK: http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/index.shtml Master Plan Site: http://www.jekyllmasterplan.org/

Mission San Luis was built in 1633 in what is now Tallahassee, Florida, about 2 miles from the Capitol.  In 1704 it was evacuated and burned to keep it from falling into the hands of British and Creek Indian raiders.  Beginning in 1996, Renker Eich Parks Architects, of St. Petersburg, Florida, with Herchel Sheperd, FAIA, undertook designing the reconstruction of many of the buildings in the mission using archeological and historical evidence to conjecture the architecture of the buildings to how they would originally have been built. The buildings that have since been reconstructed include the Church, the Convento, the Council House, the Chief's House, the Fort and Blockhouse, and a typical Spanish House as well as many minor features around the site.- ( Wikipedia Article Link )   Reconstructed Council House Council House Interior Council House Interior-Roof Blacksmith Shop Fort with dry moat Church Interior Church Interior Spanish House Spanish House ...

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