Tallahassee bicentennial

Organizers say the idea is to provide a totally immersive and historically authentic experience.

The event coincided with the 200th anniversary of the first Tallahassee meeting of the territorial legislature.

The structure will occupy a space between two of the museum's historic buildings.

Dozens of local and state government officials, project volunteers and others connected with the Bicentennial Celebration attended the ceremony.

The church dates its origin back to 1825.

A replica of Florida’s first capitol building, a log cabin, is under construction at Cascades Parks. Organizers are asking the public to help.

Among those on hand for the occasion was a direct descendent of the man in charge of the first capitol's construction.

Father James Page founded dozens of Black churches from Florida to Virginia during the mid-nineteenth Century.

The project echoes a similar effort during Tallahassee's Centennial celebration in 1924.

The festival was originally part of an organized campaign to dissuade the Florida Legislature from moving the state capital to Central Florida.