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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 ...
The history of Tallahassee, Florida, much like the history of Leon County, dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century, the region was colonized by Europeans, becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819, the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida, including modern-day Tallahassee, to the United States.
1973 [ 1] The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Capitol is at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and South Monroe Street in downtown Tallahassee, Florida. The Historic Capitol, sometimes called "The Old Capitol ...
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 ...
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 ...
1841 - Yellow Fever epidemic strikes resulting in many deaths. 1843 - Great Fire strikes and burns much of downtown; Capitol building and county court house survives. 1845. State Capitol building completed. [ 2] Tallahassee becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida.
The mayor of Tallahassee is head of the executive branch of the government of Tallahassee, Florida . For part of the city's history the office of mayor was a rotating position chosen among city commissioners. [ 1] Tallahassee switched to the direct election of its mayors in 1997 .
Museum of Florida History. / 30.437976; -84.284961. The Museum of Florida History is the U.S. state of Florida 's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, [1] named for Robert Andrew Gray .