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   alachuacounty.us. Alachua County (/ əˈlætʃuə / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ə) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. [ 1 ] The county seat is Gainesville, [ 2 ] the home of the University of Florida.

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   Alachua County is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gain...

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   Prelude to a Town. "Alachua" is a word with a mysterious origin. The Timucua were the native people of North Central Florida at the time of Spanish contact in the 16th Century, and "chua" is a Timucuan word meaning "hole." Folklore suggests the Timucua also referred to sinkholes as "chuas," and in the 17th Century, a large Spanish cattle ranch ...

4. www.hmdb.org › resultsHistorical Markers and War Memorials in Alachua County

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   The Alachua County Board of Public Instruction contracted with the firm of Winston and Perry to build a 3-story brick building for the Archer School, west of an old wood frame building, in 1917. The building housed grades 1-10 until 1925 when the . . . — — Map (db m120479) HM

5. alachuablackhistory.orgAlachua County African & African American Historical Society

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   The Society is a volunteer-operated organization of individuals invested in the preservation, dissemination, and teaching of Alachua County’s African and African American histories. Click below to learn more about our founding board members and members. The Visionaires, 1951.

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   Jul 22, 2024 · Data Sources. Alachua County is located in Florida with a population of 279,729. Alachua County is one of the best places to live in Florida. In Alachua County, most residents own their homes. In Alachua County there are a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals live in Alachua County and residents tend to be ...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alachua,_FloridaAlachua, Florida - Wikipedia

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   Website. cityofalachua.com. Alachua (/ əˈlætʃueɪ / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ay) is the second-most populous city in Alachua County, Florida and the third-largest in North Central Florida. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,574, up from 9,059 at the 2010 census. [4] It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan ...

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   Where is Alachua County Florida?

   • Alachua County (/ əˈlætʃuə / ⓘ ə-LATCH-oo-ə) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. [ 1 ] The county seat is Gainesville, [ 2 ] the home of the University of Florida.

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   Is Alachua County A Tibute?

   • In Opdyke, John B. (ed.). Alachua County: A Sesquicentennial Tibute. Gainesville, Florida: The Alachua County Historical Commission. pp. 7–15. ^ Hildreth, Charles H.; Cox, Merlin G. (1981).

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   What does 'Alachua' mean?

   • "Alachua" is therefore likely a combination of Spanish ("A la") and Timucuan ("Chua") combined together. Soon, "Alachua" referred to the entire area of North Central Florida.

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   Why did Alachua County move to a new town?

   • In 1853, the residents of Alachua County realized that the route of the planned Florida Railroad connecting Fernandina to Cedar Key would bypass Newnansville. A general meeting at Boulware Springs was called to consider moving the county seat to a new town on the expected route of the railroad.

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   What is Alachua Florida known for?

   • Alachua has one of the largest bio and life sciences sectors in Florida and is the site for the Santa Fe College Perry Center for Emerging Technologies. [ 5 ] Evidence of habitation by pre-historic Paleo-Indians exists in several documented locations within the San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park.

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   Who inhabited Alachua County?

   • In the early 1800s, the area of what would become Alachua County was inhabited and controlled by the Seminoles, a native tribe comprised of several refugee populations from Georgia, Alabama, and remaining local Timucua. Sometime between 1810 and 1820, a settlement began to form that would become known as Newnansville.

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