Tallahassee turned 200 years old on Monday, March 4, and the City of Tallahassee proudly celebrated with the community at a Bicentennial birthday party in front of City Hall.
The event included remarks from Mayor John Dailey, live music from the Raa Middle School Steel Band and FAMU Jazz Studies Quartet, a brief overview of Tallahassee's history by two local historians and, of course, celebratory refreshments.
Tallahassee became the capital of the territory of Florida on March 4, 1824. It was chosen for its beauty and because it was the midway point between St. Augustine and Pensacola, the principal cities where legislators were conducting government business at the time. The city got its name from a Muskogean Indian word meaning "old fields."
"Ambitious from the Beginning" is the theme for the year-long Bicentennial observance.
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5 мар 2024
