Title

Josiah T. Walls Marker 2 (Reverse), Gainesville, FL

Creator

George Lansing Taylor Jr., University of North FloridaFollow

Preview

Creation Date

4-18-2010

Description

Josiah T. Walls Marker 2 (Reverse), Gainesville, Fl.

The text on the marker reads as : (side 2)

" After 1879, Josiah Walls concentrated on his farming activities. He had first acquired land near Newnansville in 1868 but in 1870 had moved to Gainesville. In 1871 Walls bought for their home the western half of the block now bounded by University Avenue on the south and N.W. 2nd Street on the west. In 1873 he purchased a 1175 acre plantation on the west edge of Paynes Prairie. In that year he acquired the weekly newspaper, THE NEW ERA, and was admitted to the Florida Bar. Remaining active in local politics, Walls served at various times as mayor of Gainesville, a member of the Board of Public Instruction, and County Commissioner. A highly successful and prosperous farmer through the 1880's, he suffered financial ruin as a result of the severe freeze of the winter of 1894-95. Walls moved to Tallahassee to become the farm director at the school that is now Florida A. and M. University. He died in Tallahassee in 1905. "

Latitude, Longitude

29.65209722, -82.32613611

Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/