TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A new historical marker was unveiled Thursday afternoon near Lake Lafayette at the trailhead of the Alford Greenway.
The marker commemorates Native American cultures that were in Tallahassee thousands of years ago.
The Block-Sterns site was the hub of Swift Creek culture and evidence revealed multiple earthen mounds and an extensive trade network.
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President of the Tallahassee Historical Society Bob Holladay said the marker is important for the community.
“Land is being used up and developed and so forth, and our past is getting literally buried. This is a way to make sure that what was here first, or earlier, is not forgotten. It’s marked,” Holladay said.
The Block Sterns marker is the third of three historical markers dedicated to indigenous historical sites in Tallahassee.
The marker is right down the street from the aptly named Swift Creek Middle School.
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