RasmaSandra
The capital of Florida is Tallahassee. The name Tallahassee is a Muskogean Indian word that means “old fields”. It was chosen as the capital due to its location equidistant from St. Augustine and Pensacola. In 1845 a Greek revival masonry structure was chosen to be the Capitol building. Today the “Old Capitol” stands in front of the Capitol high-rise building that was built in the 1970s.
At one time Tallahassee was the center of the slave trade in Florida and it was the capital of the Cotton Belt. During the American Civil War, the city was the only Confederate state east of the Mississippi that wasn’t captured by Union forces. During the 19th century, Florida State University made this a university town.
When the high-rise Capitol building was finished in 1977 at 23-stories high it became the third-tallest state capitol building in the U.S. The Old Capitol was made into a museum.
Today visitors to Tallahassee come to see the Capitol Tower and the 22nd-floor observation deck among other known tourist attractions.
Very interesting! Now let’s see how much of that I retained, when I click over to the quiz 🙂
I am sure you’ll do great Norman.
Another cool history lesson revealed.
It looks like a beautiful place. I doubt I would have hoped for a viewing platform.
so I read this in reverse order which is why i missed 2 on the quiz. BUt the new system makes it harder for me to follow logical tracks. my issue not yours!
Do you know what I thought of Doc? If we got that edit feature back I could also add the quiz link at the end of my history piece.
that is a great idea! i know your system, and I saw the 2 questions I missed righ tin the first paragraph.
I just have the load page issue with posts right now.
I should have read this first before attempting your quiz (lol)
That is the way it should go, Grace. I was also thinking that I could add the quiz link to this history piece but now edit button.
I did not know that Tallahassee was the center of the slave trade in Florida, and that it was also the capital of the cotton belt. There are some interesting facts in this post.
Meant** I wish we had an edit for the comments.
I did not know that met Old fields,
Yes, that is interesting. I always had trouble pronouncing this capital.