Wewahitchka Centennial
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N 30° 06.911 W 085° 11.924
16R E 673541 N 3332917
This waymark details the founding of Wewahitchka, FL.
Waymark Code: WM7HFJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2009
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This marker was placed to commemorate the establishment of Wewahitchka in 1875. Wewahitchka was founded in 1875 Rev John W. Richards. The Richards family had been in the local area since the early 1800s. One of the local cemetaries is named in honor of Jehu Richards who as a young boy survived an Indian massacre during the First Seminole Was in 1818.
It is found in front of the old Gulf County Courthouse.
Marker Number: no number
Date: 1975?
County: Gulf
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: Gulf County Golden Anniversary Commission
Website: Not listed
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