The Bellamy Road
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IceCreamMan
N 29° 55.488 W 081° 41.098
17R E 433885 N 3310649
A stop on the Bellamy Road
Waymark Code: WM2QV1
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2007
Views: 120
The Old Bellamy Road intersects Highway 17 near this point. In 1824, the First session of the 18th United States Congress appropriated $20,000.00 to develop a public road in the Territory of Florida between Pensacola and St. Augustine. It was to follow as nearly as possible on the pre-existing Old Mission Trail. The St. Augustine to Tallahassee segment was contracted to John Bellamy. He completed this in 1826, using Native American guides and his own slaves. Remnants of the old sand road are used today and part of the Bellamy Road forms the county line between northwest Putnam and Southwest Clay County.
Marker Number: F-399
Date: 1998
County: Clay
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Clay County Historical Commission and the Florida Department of State
Website: Not listed
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