Site of the Battle of Natural Bridge: American 250 FL
History & Heritage
Site of Mission San Luis: America 250 FL
Site of Mission San Luis: America 250 FL
Mission San Luis (MSL) is Leon County’s only National Historic Landmark. From 1656 to 1704, the site served as the western capital of Florida’s Spanish mission system. Today, MSL is open to the pu...Named for Juan Ponce de Leon: America 250 FL
Named for Juan Ponce de Leon: America 250 FL
Juan Ponce de León (c. 1474–1521), for whom Leon County, Florida, is named, was a Spanish explorer and adventurer. In April 1513, he made the first documented European landing on Florida...Home of the John G. Riley House: America 250 FL
Home of the John G. Riley House: America 250 FL
The John G. Riley House, built circa 1890 in Tallahassee’s Smokey Hollow neighborhood, stands as the last surviving home of a once-thriving Black middle-class community. Occupied by John Gilmore Ril...Florida’s Historic Capitol: America 250 FL
Florida’s Historic Capitol: America 250 FL
Leon County, home to Florida's state capital in Tallahassee, showcases its political heritage through both the Historic and New Capitol Complex. The Historic Capitol, built in 1845 and recently restor...Florida State University: American 250 FL
Florida State University: American 250 FL
First established as the West Florida Seminary in 1851, present-day Florida State University became the Florida State College for Women following the passage of the Buckman Act in 1905. In 1947, the c...Civil Rights Memorial Timeline
Civil Rights Memorial Timeline
The Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial sits on the former site of the Leon County Jail, now known as Cascades Historical Plaza. The memorial is located at the southeast corner of East Gaines and Sout...Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson Historic Marker
Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson Historic Marker
On May 26, 1956, Florida A&M University students Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson were arrested in Tallahassee because they refused to give up their bus seats next to a white passenger. The stude...Park Avenue Historic Chain of Parks
