East Florida Seminary
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N 29° 39.144 W 082° 19.381
17R E 371949 N 3281000
This historical marker about the East Florida Seminary is located in the plaza near the Old Library Building and City Hall in downtown Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM34QQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member StressMaster
Views: 52

The historical marker reads: "Founded as the Gainesville Academy before the Civil War and later renamed, the East Florida Seminary served Gainesville's need for higher education until the University of Florida was created by the Florida Legislature in 1905. The Seminary school building, erected after an earlier structure burned in 1833, was converted to use as a fellowship hall by the First Methodist Church, at 419 N.E. 1st Avenue."
Marker Number: F-166

Date: 1969

County: Alachua

Marker Type: Roadside

Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials

Website: Not listed

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