Category: History

Background – After Spain ceded the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821, there was a great demand for land in the new territory. As a result, one of the first…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Spanish Control – By virtue of Ponce de Leon’s landing in Florida in 1513, Spain claimed the territory including what is…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute One of the more interesting stories regarding the Spanish Mission Period in Florida involved the Tocobaga Native Americans. Although relatively unknown,…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The Beginning – After the Narváez and De Soto expeditions in the 16th century, the Spanish did not attempt further ventures…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The first written history of the Aucilla River area is that based on expeditions of the early Spanish explorers, Panfilo de…

Story submitted by Anita Collins “How Xmas Jingle was Written Is of much Interest Here” was the title of an article from a 1940’s Monticello News newspaper. “T’was the Night before Christmas”…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute The first written history of the Aucilla River area is that based on expeditions of the early Spanish explorers. Panfilo de…

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute One of the most interesting stories of the Aucilla, is that regarding the vast amount of evidence of early life that…

Submitted by Phil Calandra This article provides a much more thorough and harrowing telling of George Washington Scott’s career in CSA cavalry and a good look into his personal and business life….

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute In 1824, shortly after the acquisition of the Florida Territory, the U.S. Congress authorized the creation of a road from Pensacola…

Submitted by Gene Hall Greater love hath no man than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends…John 15:13 NIV. And that is what Henrietta Lacks did; well, all of us…

Part VII The story of Mary Wallace Nuttall, sole descendent of her father, William, will bring this lengthy saga to an end. As a five year old child, she felt threatened by…

Part VI Newport, Rhode Island remained a favorite retreat for the Nuttalls because, on May 16, 1835, Mary gave birth to another daughter, Mary Wallace Nuttall, who would be the only child…

Part V The spring of 1833 brought sadness to the Nuttall home when their first child, a daughter, died in May, either during child birth or shortly thereafter. William, aided by his…

Part III William quickly became prominent in the social and political fabric of Old Middle Florida. Among his contemporaries were John and Robert Gamble, James Gadsden, Richard Keith Call, Achille Murat, Thomas…

Part II Captain John Nuttall was born in Gloucester County, Virginia, but moved to North Carolina early in life and may be the same John Nuttall who served as a gunner in…

Submitted by: Aucilla Research Institute John E. Ladson, III Dr. George Cole The generous assistance of Mr. Craig Barrow of Savannah, Georgia and Mr. William H. Bragg, author of “De Renne, Three…

Submitted by George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Although not generally recognized as a major area of Civil War action, the Aucilla River area was the scene…

Lina Nissley ECB Publishing, Inc. Samuel Pasco likely did not expect to have a county that he never visited named after him. Pasco was born in London, England June 28, 1834 -…