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Listen: The Blues ProgramHistorical marker for Leon County - Tallahassee, Florida.
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Series 236, Box 1, envelope 83
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Marker text: "Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden counties, Leon was created by the Territorial legislature in 1824. Named for Juan Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida, it became antebellum Florida's most prosperous and populous county. Cotton thrived in its fertile soil. Tallahassee, the county seat, has been the state capital since 1824. It is the home of Florida State University (1857) and Florida A&M University (1887). Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials, in cooperation with Leon County Commissioners. F-45. 1961."
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