Drew Mansion Site/The Town of Ellaville
N 30° 23.200 W 083° 10.512
17R E 291000 N 3363639
Marking the remains of an no longer existing town
Waymark Code: WMFNMH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2012
Views: 21
(Side 1) Located approximately one-half mile to the northwest is the site of the Drew Mansion, home of George F. Drew, Governor of Florida during the difficult period of readjustment following Civil War Reconstruction, 1877-1881. Built in the late 1860's, the two story mansion with its beautiful color-matched oak parquet floors was surrounded by formal gardens and was one of the first homes in the area to have modern facilities. This once elegant landmark of Florida's past was destroyed by fire in 1970.
(Side 2) Closely related to the career of Governor George F. Drew was the sawmill and manufacturing complex of Ellaville, established by Drew in the mid-1860's. The present Route 90 led through this town of several hundred people. The ruins of the sawmill are on the west bank of the Withlacoochee River near its confluence with the Suwannee. Ellaville flourished as long as Yellow Pine lasted. It declined after 1900 and ceased to exist when the Post Office closed in 1942.
Marker Number: F-200
Date: 1972
County: Madison
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Sponsored by The Family of Robert L. Millinor In Cooperation with Department of State
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