Cotton Wood Plantation State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker for David Yulee and Cotton Wood Plantation is located about one mile southwest of the location of Yulee's plantation. David Levy Yulee was the developer of the Florida Railroad and was serving as United States Senator ...

Moss Hill United Methodist Church

Constructed in 1857 by church members and their slaves, the wood-framed Moss Hill United Methodist Church in the Holmes Valley is an excellent example of Florida frontier church architecture and is the oldest unaltered building in Washington County.

In September ...

Confederate Monument-DeFuniak Springs

Located on the lawn of the county courthouse, the Walton County

Confederate monument is apparently Florida's first stone memorial to the Confederacy. The monument was originally erected in 1871 at the Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church by the Walton County Female ...

Bagdad Cemetery

This cemetery contains the remains of at least 15 Confederate and Union military veterans. Also buried here is Martin F. Bruce, a partner in the Bagdad shipbuilding firm of Ollinger and Bruce which, during the Civil War, was contracted to ...

Holden House Historical Marker

Erected by the Chipola Historical Trust, this marker is located at the 1850 Holden House. The house was the residence of William E. Anderson who was a brigadier general in the Florida militia before the Civil War.

Captured during the Battle ...

Davis-West House-Chipola Historical Trust Museum

Constructed around 1840 for local merchant John Davis, it became the home of Dr. Theophilus West upon his marriage to Davis' widowed daughter in March 1861.

In May 1861, Dr. West enlisted in the 8th Florida Infantry, and in July ...

St. Andrew Bay Saltworks-Historical Marker

Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish and cattle for southern troops and citizens.

A necessary preservative in those ...

Confederate Salt Kettle-Oaks by the Bay Park

A major contribution of Florida to the Confederate war effort was the production of salt. Salt was necessary for preserving meat and other perishable foods but could not be imported due to the Union blockade.

Produced by boiling sea water ...

Union Soldier Monument-Memorial Park

Articles in the Union veterans Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)newspaper, The National Tribune, generated interest in a chance to live in Florida in the community founded by New York developer W. H. Lynn and developed as a home for ...

New York City Lower East Side

Simmer together borscht, matzo, strudel, tortillas, pasta, corned beef, eggrolls, and you get a unique American stew. Melting Pot describes the densely packed four square miles of New York City's Manhattan Island called the Lower East Side.

Inhabited by Indians, ...