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Listen: The Latin ProgramSightseeing group at the meridian marker in Tallahassee, Florida.
Image Number
Date Note
Rights
Collection
M87- 27, Box 3
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Markers (Monuments)
Surveying--Florida--History
Service industries--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Tourism--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Sightseeing business
Historic sites--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Historical markers--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Monuments--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Personal Subjects
Additional Creator
Additional Creator
Physical Description
General Note
The meridian was originally marked in 1824 by Robert Butler; the marker pictured here was erected in 1925.
Accompanying note: "Dr. Mark F. Boyd started Tallahassee restaurant and lodging house operators off on their sightseeing tour of Tallahassee yesterday at the meridian marker behind the county jail, which is the point of beginning for all land surveys in Florida."
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