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 #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!
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