Longwood Hotel

The Longwood Hotel was originally constructed in 1886. Its construction was financed by city founder Edward Warren "E.W." Henck and designed by Joseph B. Clouser. Henck sold the hotel in 1910, and it went through several owners until it was ...

Florida Land and Colonization Company

The Florida Land and Colonization Company was located in Sanford, Florida in Seminole County. The Company was established by Henry Sanford in 1880, who hoped to use the Company to help sell and develop his land holdings in Florida. The ...

Florida Monument - Chickamauga

Fought on September 19-20, 1863, the Battle of Chickamauga was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, with nearly 35,000 Union and Confederate casualties

Seven Florida units participated in the battle and suffered over 550 dead, wounded, missing, ...

Private Rosamond Johnson Jr.

U.S. Army Private Rosamond Johnson, Jr. was one of many African American soldiers who died to protect freedoms that a segregated society often denied them. Born on May 18, 1933, Johnson lied about his age and joined the Army at ...

Sgt. Clifford Chester Sims

SSgt Clifford C. Sims served his country during its time of need and made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedoms of this nation. Sims was born on June 18, 1942 in Port St. Joe, FL. In 1955, James and ...

Sgt. Daniel L. McCall

U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel L. McCall exemplified the honor and sacrifice of today's soldiers serving overseas in the Iraq Conflict. Born in Flint, Michigan in 1982, McCall moved to Pace, Florida as a toddler to live with his grandparents, Marvin, ...

Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr.

Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., known to his family and friends as Jack, dedicated his life to public service, from his career as a naval aviator to his time as a civic and community leader. A native of Ashland, Pennsylvania, ...

Captain Richard Bradford State Historical Marker

In March 1861, 15 days before Confederate batteries began firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, Richard Bradford enlisted in the Confederate army at Madison. Less than seven months later, Bradford became the first Confederate officer from Florida to die ...

Florida Monument-Winchester

Located in the Stonewall Confederate Cemetery section of the Mount Hebron Cemetery, the Florida plot contains an obelisk monument in front of the marked graves of 38 Florida Confederate soldiers. It was erected in 1902 by the Florida Division of ...

Florida Monument-Franklin

Maintained by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the McGavock Confederate Cemetery is believed to be the largest privately held Confederate cemetery in the United States.

It contains the remains of nearly 1,500 Confederate casualties from the November 1864 Battle ...