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Tallahassee ( / ˌtæləˈhæsi / TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2022, the estimated population was 201,731, [5] making it the eighth-most populous city in ...
Early history. Tallahassee is situated within the Apalachee Province, home of the Apalachee, a Mississippian culture of agrarian people who farmed vast tracts of land. Their capital, Anhaica, was located within Tallahassee's city limits. The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields", or "old town."
The counties of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Area cover an area of around 2,604 sq mi (6,750 km 2 ), of which around 2,390 sq mi (6,1890 km 2) is land. Much of that water area is in Wakulla and Jefferson counties along the coastline of Apalachee Bay. Only 141.33 sq mi (366.04 km 2 ), or 5.92%, of the area is urbanized, with nearly 80% of said ...
UTC−4 ( EDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. www .leoncountyfl .gov. Leon County ( Spanish: Condado de León) is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census, the population was 292,198.
Tallahassee, Florida. Coordinates. 30°26′34″N84°17′13″W30.4427°N 84.2870°W. Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida, the state capital. It was established in 1829 by the Territorial Legislative Council, and was acquired by the city in 1840. Burials for white people were segregated with separate areas and books ...
1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated. [4] 1826 - Florida State Capitol building construction begins. [2] 1826 - City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations. 1829 - City Cemetery in use.
Tallahassee International Airport ( IATA: TLH, ICAO: KTLH, FAA LID: TLH) is a city-owned airport five miles southwest of downtown Tallahassee, in Leon County, Florida, United States. It serves the state capital of Florida, and its surrounding areas; it is one of the major airports in north Florida, the others being Pensacola, Destin–Fort ...
January 31, 1979. The Old City Waterworks is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida. It is located at East Gaines and South Gadsden Streets. On January 31, 1979, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places . Prior to the Old City Waterworks, water was obtained from springs. By 1890 public works for water was needed for ...