Timeline of Tallahassee, Florida

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.

19th century

1824
- U.S. Territory of Florida capital relocated from Pensacola to newly founded Tallahassee.^[1]
- November 8: Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida convenes.^[2]
- Tallahassee designated seat of newly created Leon County.^[3]
1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated.^[4]
1826
- Florida State Capitol building construction begins.^[2]
- City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations
1829 - City Cemetery in use.
1831 - Williams House built.^[2]
1832 - First Presbyterian Church established.
1834 - Tallahassee-St. Marks railroad built.^[5]
1835 - Columns house built.^[1]
1837 - Goodwood Plantation established near Tallahassee.^[6]
1840 - Population: 1,616.
1841 - Yellow Fever epidemic strikes resulting in many deaths
1843 - Great Fire strikes and burns much of downtown; Capitol building and county court house survives
1845
- State Capitol building completed.^[2]
- Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.^[2]
1846 - Southern Journal newspaper begins publication.^[7]
1857 - Florida State College for Women founded.^[1]
1865
- March 6: Battle of Natural Bridge fought near Tallahassee during American Civil War; Union forces defeated.^[1]
- "Convention in Tallahassee repealed Florida's secession ordinance; abolished slavery."^[8]
1881 - St. John's Episcopal Church rebuilt.^[2]
1887 - State Normal College for Colored Students opens.^[2]
1899 - February: Great Blizzard of 1899.^[9]
1900 - Population: 2,981.^[10]

20th century

1904 - Florida Christian Advocate newspaper in publication.^[7]
1905
- Weekly True Democrat newspaper begins publication.^[7]
- Population: 3,311.^[10]
1907 - Florida Governor's Mansion built.
1909 - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes active.^[2]
1919 - Commission-manager form of government adopted.^[5]
1927 - Government's Martin Building constructed.^[2]
1929 - Dale Mabry Field (airfield) begins operating.^[11]
1930
- Ritz Theatre in business.^[12]
- Population: 10,700.
1933 - Tallahassee Historical Society formed.^[13]
1935 - WTAL radio begins broadcasting.^[14]
1937 - Greenwood Cemetery established.
1946 - Florida City County Management Association headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).[1]^{[chronology citation needed]}
1947 - Florida State University active.
1949 - Drive-In Theatre in business.^[12]
1950 - Florida State University College of Business founded.
1953 - Florida A&M University active.
1955 - WCTV (television) begins broadcasting.^[15]
1957 - Tallahassee Junior Museum founded.^[6]
1958 - February 13: City gets record snowfall of 3 inches.^[9]
1960 - Population: 48,174.
1966 - Florida State University College of Law founded.
1970 - Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board organized.^[16]
1972 - Florida Association of City Clerks headquartered in Tallahassee (approximate date).[2]^{[chronology citation needed]}
1973 - Florida State University College of Social Sciences founded.
1975 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee established.^[17]
1977 - Museum of Florida History established.^[6]
1980 - Population: 81,548.
1981 - Florida Institute of Government headquartered in Tallahassee.[3]
1982
- Tallahassee Genealogical Society active.^[18]
- Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering founded.
1983 - 17th-century Mission San Luis de Apalachee Archaeological and Historic Site established.^[6]
1988 - LeRoy Collins Institute of public policy established.[4]
1989 - Tallahassee Regional Airport begins operating.^[11]
1992 - Knott House museum established.^[6]
1996 - Riley Museum of African American History and Culture established.^[6]
1997 - City website online (approximate date).^[19]^[20]
2000 - Florida State University's Local Governance Research Laboratory established.^[21]

21st century

2010 - Population: 181,376.^[22]^[23]
2012 - Integrity Florida government watchdog headquartered in city.^[24]
2014 - Andrew Gillum becomes mayor.
2017 - Neal Dunn becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district and Al Lawson becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district^[25]^[26]

Gallery

Old City Cemetery, laid out in 1841 (photo 2011)
Office of Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, launched in 1905 (photo 2014)
Civil rights march in Tallahassee, 1971
Florida A&M University graduation ceremony, 2003. School opened in 1887
Bell of defunct 1901 ship USS Tallahassee, moved to city hall in 2010

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hellmann 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Federal Writers' Project 1939.
^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Florida: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (2001), Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (PDF), LCIR Report, Tallahassee, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-28{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b "History of Tallahassee & Leon County". Talgov.com. City of Tallahassee. Retrieved April 19, 2017. (Includes timeline)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Florida". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History. Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-1-55570-046-1.
^ ^a ^b "This Day in Weather History". Aberdeen, South Dakota: National Weather Service. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Population of Cities and Towns", Census of the State of Florida...1905, Tallahassee: Capital Pub. Co., 1906
^ ^a ^b "Tallahassee airport had several locations in its 100 years", Tallahassee Democrat, August 23, 2014
^ ^a ^b "Movie Theaters in Tallahassee, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Tallahassee Historical Society. "History of Our Society". Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Florida", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
^ "United States TV Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
^ "Historic Preservation Programs in Florida: Tallahassee". Historic Preservation in Florida: Department of State Report to the Florida Legislature. 1980.
^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
^ "Footnotes from Our History". Tallahassee Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "City of Tallahassee". Archived from the original on June 5, 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
^ "Local Governance Research Lab". Tallahassee: Florida State University. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Tallahassee city, Florida". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research; U.S. Census Bureau (2011), "City of Tallahassee", 2010 Census Detailed City Profiles
^ "About". Tallahassee: Integrity Florida. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
^ "Leon: a county divided by redistricting", Tallahassee Democrat, July 9, 2016

Bibliography

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John R. Richards, ed. (1886). "Tallahassee". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. New York: South Publishing Company. OCLC 12186532.
"Tallahassee". Florida Gazetteer and Business Directory 1907-1908. R. L. Polk & Co. 1907.
"Tallahassee". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1918.
Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Tallahassee". Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 274–282. ISBN 9781623760090 – via Google Books.
Althemese Barnes; Ann Roberts (2000). Tallahassee, Florida. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
Julianne Hare (2002). Tallahassee: a Capital City History. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-2371-2.
Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Florida: Tallahassee". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
Gerald Ensley (August 6, 2016), "The Florida Capitol: a Timeline", Tallahassee Democrat