John C. McGehee was a very influential figure in the state of Florida from 1835 to 1865. He was a planter, a judge, a statesman and a prominent figure of the Confederacy…
Category: History
Old Prince House to relocate
The Old Prince House has been located at the corner of Oglesby and U.S. 90 (across from the town pond) in Greenville since 1919. Built right after World War I, the gabled…
Ray Charles childhood home
Ray Charles, considered one of the greatest soul artists of all time, got his start in the Town of Greenville. Born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Ga., Charles moved to Greenville with…
Continuation of settlement pattern and subsistence at Hutto Pond
Besides Native Americans consuming nuts for food, oak and hickory mast also served to attract a wide array of animals such as squirrels, raccoons, white-tailed deer and wild turkey. American Indians here,…
Continuation of settlement pattern and subsistence at Hutto Pond
The above relief map illustrates the scores of lakes, ponds and swamps in close proximity to Hutto Pond—including Sampala Lake and Hixtown Swamp—the largest body of water just to the west of…
Continuation of Chronology of Hutto Pond
When the Spanish arrived in Florida, they named the people in this area, as well as most all of north Florida east of the Aucilla River, as “Timucuas.” At least 25-30 separate…
History of Four Freedoms Monument
On January 6, 1941, nearly a year before the attack of Pearl Harbor and the United States entered the second World War, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood before Congress and addressed its members…
Continuation of Chronology of Hutto Pond
Swift Creek culture (A.D. 200-400) established many villages in the interior forest and river valleys of the eastern Panhandle and Big Bend as well as along the coast. Their ceramics were characterized…
Chronology at Hutto Pond in the North Florida Culture Area
The state has been subdivided into nine culture areas, which refer to a sequence of distinct indigenous people specific to a defined geographic area. These nine areas in Florida are known as…
Introduction to the summer of 1971 excavations at the Hutto Pond site
In 1971, the Division of Archives, History and Records Management (now the Division of Historical Resources) at the request of the Florida Department of Transportation conducted archaeological excavations at site 8MD18 just…
Former Governor established saw mill in Madison County
George Franklin Drew was born in New Hampshire on August 6, 1827. Although Drew was not educated that well, having dropped out of school at the age of 12 to work on…
Remembering Abraham Lincoln Lewis: Philanthropist, human rights pioneer and entrepreneur who got his start in Madison
Abraham Lincoln Lewis was born in Madison on March 29, 1865. Although he grew to be a very successful man, Lewis had a difficult start. Lewis was the son of Robert Lewis,…
Suwannee River Junior College plays role in civil rights era
In the midst of creating North Florida Community College in 1958, the Florida Division of Community Colleges developed a statewide system of 12 all-black junior colleges that provided very important stepping stone…
Flash Back Friday
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The lumber roads of Madison County
Way back when, there were three railroads in operation in Madison County that were best described as lumber roads and they were regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Florida Railroad…
Flash Back Friday
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Madison resident recalls WWII soldier’s story
It seems that Madison’s historical significance is always growing, as it is a town pulled together by threads of a rich history that shines through even the simplest of places or people….
Flash Back Friday
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Remembering WWII hero Dale M. Leslie
Born in Madison on September 19, 1917, Dale M. Leslie was a WWII hero. But before taking the leap to commit himself to serving his country, Leslie was like any normal student….
Old drug store paints portrait of history for Lee
The J.E. Whitty and Son Drug Store was built in 1910 in Lee, Fl. The drug store was originally established by Tobe Whitty and local physician Walter Mickler, M.D. At the front…