STOP 5: FLORIDA: GADSDEN COUNTY: SHADE TOBACCO, FULLER'S EARTH AND COCA COLA

Friday, August 8, 2014

STOP 5: FLORIDA: GADSDEN COUNTY: SHADE TOBACCO, FULLER'S EARTH AND COCA COLA

Here we are:
Stop #5 on our U.S. 3007 counties postcard journey...

STATE: Florida
COUNTY: Gadsden
COUNTY SEAT: Quincy
ESTABLISHED: 1823
Formed from Jackson County

*** Gadsden's western border with Jackson County forms the boundary between the Eastern and Central time zones in Florida.

***Gadsden is Florida's only county with an African American majority population.

***This county was named for James Gadsden of South Carolina who served as Andrew Jackson's aide-de-camp in Florida in 1818.

*** Gadsden is often associated with shade tobacco, Fuller's Earth and Coca Cola. Interesting details here: http://www.gadsdengov.net/category/subcategory.php?categoryid=8

*** Jerri Mock resides in Quincy. She was the first woman to fly solo around the world in 1964.





Time to head out to Stop 6. Buckle up!

STOP 4: FLORIDA : DUVAL COUNTY: PAT BOONE, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AND THE GATOR BOWL!

Here we are... Stop 4 in our Lazychair postcard journey of all 3007 U.S. counties.

Stop 4:
County: Duval County
State: Florida
County Seat: Jacksonville
This county formed from the original county St. Johns.


***Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida by population.
***Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the contiguous U.S.
 *** Jacksonsville is the home of the Gator Bowl on January 1st of each year.
*** Pat Boone is a Jacksonville native.
***The Allman Brothers Band formed here in 1967.

 

 

Time to  head out to Stop #5. Buckle up!

STOP 3 : FLORIDA JACKSON COUNTY: WANKARD POOSER, TWO EGG AND CHATTAHOOCHEE!

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

STOP 3: FLORIDA JACKSON COUNTY: Wankard Pooser, Two Egg and Chattahoochee!

 

Stop #3 on our U.S. all counties postcard traveler journey!
State: Florida
County: Jackson , established 1822
County Seat: Marianna

Check these out:
*** Marianna's nickname is  The City of Southern Charm
*** Chipola College
*** Chattahoochie River
*** Florida Cavern State Park: home of the only air-filled caves accessible to tourists
*** Two Egg, Florida  

OK...time to go....buckle up your Lazy chair... on to our next stop #4...

STOP 2: FLORIDA ST JOHNS COUNTY

SWOOSH!!!....

The Senator Tree

Near the Fountain of Youth

Here near Palm Motor Inn and Restaurant

Ebay store: Sandy's Cove

Landing at stop two on our USA Every County Postcard Traveler Trip!

Unbuckle  your Lazyboy seat belt and check it out!

State: Florida
County: St. Johns

***Founded in 1821 when Florida was ceded to the US from Spain.
***One of Florida's two original counties.
***44 counties came out of this original county.
***St. Augustine is the county seat and is the oldest permament European city in the U.S.
***Home of Flagler College.

Well, on to  stop 3... 
 2 counties viewed and 3005 to go!

THE OLDEST HOUSE

FRANCIS STREET

ST AUGUSTINE

SIGHTSEEING VIA HORSE AND BUGGY

STOP 1 : FLORIDA ESCAMBIA COUNTY

STOP 1: FLORIDA ESCAMBIA COUNTY

A blogger buddy mentioned in one of his blogs today that a friend of his has visited EVERY county in the US.
I emailed back asking if he really meant EVERY county and he said yes.

According to the USGS there are 3007 counties in our country.

Got me thinking... that would be a fun Postcard Traveler trip!
So here we go... you are invited.
Since we are not limited by road travel we can go as the postcards flow!

We're  starting in Florida... :
Escambia County first stop.
Love it over there:
Pensacola is its county seat...established in 1821...One of the two original counties.

We almost moved there before we decided on the Tampa area.
Beautiful beaches.
Don't forget your suntan lotion.

Onto Stop 2! Buckle up!