Alachua County Courthouse
N 29° 39.084 W 082° 19.489
17R E 371774 N 3280892
The Alachua County Courthouse historical marker is located on the courthouse grounds in Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMC5X7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2011
Views: 20
The historical marker reads:
"The Alachua County Commission, by authority of the Florida Legislature, selected this site for a courthouse in 1854, moving the county seat from Newnansville. The first courthouse was a frame building completed in 1856. It was demolished on the completion of a red brick courthouse in 1886. The current building, completed in 1958, and its 1962 addition, were erected in response to the continuing expansion of governmental needs in Alachua County."
Marker Number: F-191
Date: 1972
County: Alachua
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Erected by Alachua County Historical Commission, Authorized by Board of County Commissioners in Cooperation with Department of State
Website: Not listed
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