Spanish Cattle Ranching
N 29° 39.131 W 082° 19.386
17R E 371941 N 3280977
This historical marker about Spanish Cattle Ranching is located in the plaza near the Old Library Building and City Hall in downtown Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM34QR
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2008
Views: 96
The historical marker reads: "Present-day Gainesville was the center of a large Spanish cattle ranching industry, founded on the labor of native Timuqua Indians, during the 1600s. LaChua, largest of the ranches, was a Spanish corruption of an Indian word, and in turn was corrupted into "Alachua County." English raids destroyed the Indian civilization and Spanish ranches, although large wild herds of cattle were not uncommon during Seminole War years (1835-1842)."
Marker Number: F-165
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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