Tallahassee

Tallahassee
/tal'euh has"ee/, n.
a city in and the capital of Florida, in the N part. 81,548.

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City (pop., 2000 est.: 150,624), capital of Florida, U.S. Originally an Appalachee Indian village, the area attracted Spanish settlers after the visit of Hernando de Soto in 1539.

Tallahassee became the capital of the Florida Territory in 1824 and of the state in 1845. During the American Civil War it was the only capital of a Confederate state east of the Mississippi not captured by Union forces. Today it is a wholesaling and distribution point for the surrounding lumber, cotton, and cattle-raising industries. Educational institutions include Florida State University (founded 1851).

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      city, capital of Florida, U.S., and seat (1824) of Leon county. It is situated in the central part of the state's northern panhandle region about halfway between Pensacola (west) and Jacksonville (east).

      Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (Soto, Hernando de) camped in the area during the winter of 1539–40; it was originally occupied by Apalachee and later by Creek peoples. Seven Franciscan missions were established, with their headquarters at Fort San Luis (1633), which was destroyed (1704) by forces led by Governor James Moore of Carolina during Queen Anne's War (1702–13). In 1821, when Florida became an American territory, it had two capitals, St. Augustine (Saint Augustine) and Pensacola. As a central location between the two, Tallahassee (derived from a Creek word meaning “old town”) became the capital in 1824. The porticoed capitol building, begun in 1839, acquired its dome in 1902 and was restored after a new skyscraper capitol was completed in 1977. Prince Achille Murat, nephew of Napoleon I, and his wife, Catherine Willis, great-grandniece of George Washington (Washington, George), were early residents of the city. During the American Civil War, Tallahassee was far removed from the significant battle areas and was the only capital of a Confederate state east of the Mississippi River not captured by Union forces, although there was an engagement (March 6, 1865) at Natural Bridge, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast (now a state historic site) when a local militia repulsed a Union march on the city.

      Tallahassee is a trade and distribution point for the surrounding lumbering, agriculture, and livestock region; printing and publishing and the manufacture of electronic equipment and metal products are also of some importance. Services (associated with government or the area's institutions of higher education) are a major component of the economy. The city is the seat of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (1887), Florida State University (1851), and Tallahassee Community College (1966).

      Local attractions include the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, the Museum of Florida History, and the Columns (1830), the city's oldest building. The annual month-long Springtime Tallahassee (March–April) commemorates the city's founding. Apalachicola National Forest borders Tallahassee on the southwest; on the city's northern edge are Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens and Lake Jackson Mounds State Archaeological Site. Also nearby to the south are Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park and, on Apalachee Bay, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Inc. 1825. Pop. (1990) city, 124,773; Tallahassee MSA, 233,598; (2000) city, 150,624; Tallahassee MSA, 284,539.

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