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A replica of Florida’s first capitol building, a log cabin, is under construction at Cascades Parks. Organizers are asking the public to help.
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Among those on hand for the occasion was a direct descendent of the man in charge of the first capitol's construction.
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Father James Page founded dozens of Black churches from Florida to Virginia during the mid-nineteenth Century.
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The project echoes a similar effort during Tallahassee's Centennial celebration in 1924.
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The festival was originally part of an organized campaign to dissuade the Florida Legislature from moving the state capital to Central Florida.
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The 9 acre fairgrounds was located between 1880 and 1925 in the area now occupied by the Levy Park neighborhood.
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Many organizations connected to the area's history, culture and heritage were eager to share that information with festivalgoers.
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The Old City Cemetery is the final resting place of many who died locally between 1829 and the 1920s.
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A new exhibit called "Becoming Florida's Capitol" is on display from now through January 2025 as the city and county celebrate their 200th anniversary.
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Lawmakers met at the Capitol Thursday to adopt a resolution recognizing the bicentennial. The celebration then continued outside in the courtyard.