Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-03-15

were dppoluleu 10 SSIlIc iduu Cidluis
j arising under grants from the Span
ish and British governments. For
west Florida there were appointed
James r. Overton, Jos. M. White
and Craven P. Luckett. The valid
ity of the Forbes grant or pur-
chase was affirmed by the U. S. su-
preme court in 1885.
Chronology of Events Connected
With Apalachicola
1905: Fort built by Spaniardse at
mouth of Apalachicola river; 1717
Fort Crevcoer was built on st.
Joseph bay by French, but aban-
doned upon remonstrance of Span
iards; 1918. Fort San Marcos de
Apalache built at st. Marks by
Spaniards; 1919: Fort built at
mouth Of Apalachicola river to re-
place the one built in 1705 destroy
ed by Alibanon Indians. 1903:
Hopoeithle Micco, chief of Seminole
Indians, ceded to John Forbes and
company, traders, large tract OF
land, by permissin of the Spanish
governor; this grant included the
site of the present city of Apalachi-
cola and is known as "Forbes
Purchase 1904. Major Edward
Nichols (British) established him.
self on the Apalachicola river with
a body of Indians and negroes,
built a fort at Prospect Bluff (noW
Fort Gadsden). Peace being de-
clared between the United States
and Great Britain, Nichols return
ed to England; the fort being left
in the hands of Indians and negroes
became a refuge for runaway slaves
and headquarters for depreciation
of all kinds. In 1916 General Jack
son failing to get relief from the
Spanish governor of west Florida,
dispatched gunboats from Georgia.
and after some opposition blew up
the fort killing many and hanging
the leaders. 1878 General John
Dill of Georgia, from the q. S.
army. visited the site where Apa-
lachicola now stands. 1919: Head
! quarters for a division of General
Andrew Jackson's army prepara-
tory to the transfer of west Florida
from Spain to the United States.
1901 Transfer of west Florida ac-
cepted by Andrew Jackson. 1924 !:
Commissioners appointed to select
state capital site stcpned on their
way from Pensacola; they proceed
j cd up the St Marks river and Sc
lected Neomathla's s village at Talla-
hassee for future state capital. At
i this time there was a town name 1
Cottonton on the site of the pres
ont city of Analachicola 1t seems
that we would be SAFE in saying
that cotton was now being shipped
through this mort from the upriver
country. 1927: Incorporated as
West Point 1892; Post office es-
tablished. 1898: Commercial Bank
of Florida incorporated. capital
$500 600. The Advertiser started
publication; 1884 The building at
corner of Avenue E and Water
street on northwest side is probably
the first brick building erected in
the city. Was known as the Nurse
and Brooks House. 1885: The
Apalachicola Land Company organ
lied as a trust estate created by the
proprietors of Forbes Grant; 1886:
City of Apalachicola surveyed and
Mr.. Williams arrived with sc me-
chanics and contracted to erect 40
brick buildings; two lots sold
for $4,000, S4 sold for 1882, 900.
The building of the Mansion
House" one of the finest hotels in
the south. was completed where the
kimball home now stands. DR..
Gorrie demonstrated the manufac-
ture of ice in the dining room Of
the Mansion House, in the presence
of a number of guests in 1850.
Apalachicola Gazette started publi-
cation; 1897: Thirty-eight vessels
cleared from Apalachicola this
year; $4,000 bales of cotton were
shipped George Sinclair drove
horse and dray from Kansas to st.
y
Bank of Florida incorporated, cap
ital $1,00O.000. Marine Insurance
Bank incorporated, capital, $780,
900. 1898: First constitutional con-
vention held at ST. Joseph. Frank
lin county divided previous to this,
ST. Joseph was in Franklin county.
Apalachicola incorporated as a city,
Feb. 2, 1888. A. X. Allison first
mayor, later elected governor of
Florida. Trinity church, one of the
white pine in New York and
brought to Apalachicola in sail
ing vessel consecrated in 1841 by
Bishop Otey of the Diocese of Ten
nessee. During the Civil war the
carpets and cushions were given for
use of Confederate soldiers, and the
bell was taken to make cannon.
Population at this time was 1850;
1899: Bank of Apalachicola incor-
porated, capital 100000. The
Courier started publication. Apala-
chicola started publication. The
Barque "Cynette" arrived at st.
Joseph with rails from Liverpool,
England, for the building of rail-
road from st. Joseph to lola on
the Apalachicola river. This was
the fourth steam road built in the
United States, second in Florida;
from Tallahassee to st. Marks was
the first steam road built in Flor
ida, in 1886. The st. Joseph road
..rac b,,iIt to diuort tho cotton from |