Camp Gordon Johnston

DURING WORLD WAR II, CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN FLORIDA.

ON THE GULF COAST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, JUST 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE,

THE BASE WAS HOME TO A U.S. ARMY AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING ...

John Gorrie/ Air Conditioning

This summer, when you switch on your A/C or relax with a glass of iced tea, you might spare a moment of thanks for Florida’s own Dr. John Gorrie, recipient of the first U.S. patent for mechanical refrigeration.

As a ...

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

National Historic Landmark - John Ballantine House

One of the very few completely documented 19th-century -palaces--, this building (1884) vividly evokes a picture of Victorian life of the wealthy.

Built for a member of the Ballantine family, whose brewery in Newark was ...

National Historic Landmark - John Philip Sousa House

National Historic Landmark - John Philip Sousa House

Sousa, a band director and composer, was best known for his marches, including --The Stars and Stripes Forever--.

He lived here from 1915 until his death in 1932.

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National Historic Landmark-Slabsides-John Burroughs' cabin

National Historical Landmark-Slabsides John Burroughs cabin

From 1895 to 1921, this was the summer residence and retreat of the noted scientist and nature writer John Burroughs.

The cabin, which was designed and built by Burroughs, is called Slabsides because of its ...

National Historic Landmark - James Weldon Johnson Residence

National Historic Landmark - James Weldon Johnson Residence

From 1925 to 1938 the home of the versatile African-American composer of popular songs, poet, writer, general secretary of the NAACP, and civil rights activist.

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National Historic Landmark - Johnson Hall

National Historic Landmark - Johnson Hall

Built in 1763, Johnson Hall was the home of Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the northern British colonies and a frontier leader in pre-revolutionary New York.

In 1774, Johnson died in this Georgian-style ...

National Historic Landmark - John Jay Homestead

National Historic Landmark - John Jay Homestead

Country seat and farm of the distinguished statesman, jurist, and diplomat. He inherited it at the peak of his political career, and personally developed it, spending his retirement years (1801-29) here.

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National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

Home (1930-51) of the merchandising genius of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), the first nationwide chain-store company.

Under Hartford's leadership, the firm expanded to become the largest retailer in the ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Johnson

National Historic Landmark-Fort Johnson

Example of a vernacular Georgian house built (c. 1749) on the frontier of the Middle Colonies. Home of Sir William Johnson, land agent, military leader, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the northern British Colonies.

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