City of Tallahassee
Skyline of Downtown Tallahassee at sunset
Flag Seal
Location in Leon County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°27′06″N 84°16′6.72″W / 30.45167, -84.2685333
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Leon
Government
- Mayor	John Marks
Area
- City	98. The flag of Tallahassee Florida is a white Saltire on a blue field with the city coat of arms (the capitol building) in the middle very similar to the Leon County is a County located in the state of Florida. In 2000 its population was 239452 Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ImageFlorida counties mappng|thumb|right|400px|Florida counties (clickable map poly 42 38 86 40 79 44 74 47 71 55 69 69 74 72 76 87 77 90 87 97 87 102 87 108 78 111 77 115 80 117 Leon County is a County located in the state of Florida. In 2000 its population was 239452 A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government John R Marks III is the Democratic Mayor of the City of Tallahassee Florida. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 2 sq mi (254. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	95. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 7 sq mi (247. 9 km²)
- Water	2. 5 sq mi (6. 6 km²)
Elevation	203 ft (24 m)
Population (2005)
- City	159,012
- Density	1,533. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume /sq mi (607. 6/km²)
- Metro	336,501
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	32300-32399
Area code(s)	850
FIPS code	12-70600[1]
GNIS feature ID	0308416[2]
Website: http://talgov.com/

Tallahassee (pronounced /ˌtæləˈhæsi/) is the capital of the State of Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 850 is in use for the Florida Panhandle, USA Area code 904 was used for the entire part of northern Florida from 11 July 1965, when Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Leon County is a County located in the state of Florida. In 2000 its population was 239452 Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824. In 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 159,012,^[3] while the Tallahassee metropolitan area is estimated at 336,501 (2006). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The Tallahassee Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA consisting of Gadsden County, Jefferson County,

Tallahassee is the home of Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College and branches of Barry University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Flagler College. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee Tallahassee Community College, founded in 1966, is a Community college in Tallahassee Florida that feeds into Florida State University Barry University is a private Catholic university which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores Florida, a suburb northeast of Miami Florida. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ( ERAU) is a private, Coeducational University with a history dating from the early days of aviation Flagler College, often abbreviated as Flagler, is a private four-year Liberal arts college in St The Florida State University College of Engineering is a joint project of Florida State University and Florida A&M University. Two technical schools are located in Tallahassee: Lively Technical Center and Keiser College - Tallahassee. Lively Technical Center is a technical training school for adult and high school students

Tallahassee is a regional center for trade and agriculture, and is served by Tallahassee Regional Airport. Tallahassee Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located four Nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the Central business district With one of the fastest growing manufacturing and high tech economies in Florida,^[4] its major private employers include a General Dynamics Land Systems manufacturing facility (military and combat applications), the headquarters of Talla-Tech (a communications manufacturing firm owned by Tadiran Communications, Ltd. General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor Tadiran Telecom Ltd is a telecommunications company which offers enterprises complete converged communications solutions that support voice data video and advanced applications , in Israel) and the manufacturing headquarters for Danfoss Turbocor (a manufacturer of oil-free high efficiency compressors). It is also home for the Figg Engineering Group, a bridge engineering firm founded by Eugene Figg. Eugene C Figg, ( August 4, 1936 – March 20, 2002) was an outstanding Structural engineer who has made numerous contributions to The Municipal Code Corporation develops and publishes ordinances for cities and counties all across the United States. Municipal Code Corporation (MCC was founded in 1951 by George Langford who remains the Chairman of the Board of Directors Homes and Land LLC, one of the nation's largest publishers of real estate listings and guides, is a privately held business based in Tallahassee. The Rose Printing Company is a book printer. As the capital of the fourth-largest state in the US, Tallahassee is home to as a number of national law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Florida and Florida Tax Watch. The Florida Bar is the integrated bar for the state of Florida.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 Demographics 3.1 Languages 4 City accolades 5 Politics 5.1 Consolidation 6 Urban planning and expansion 7 Education 7.1 Middle schools 7.2 High schools 7.3 Universities and colleges 8 Public safety 9 Places of interest 10 Festivals and events 11 Sports 12 Transportation 12.1 Aviation 12.2 Mass transit 12.3 Railroads 12.3.1 Defunct railroads 12.4 Major highways 13 Media 13.1 Television 13.2 Radio 14 Notable residents (past and present) 15 Notable Tallahassee groups and organizations 16 Namesakes 17 Tallahassee in popular culture 18 Sister cities 19 References 20 External links

History

Main article: History of Tallahassee, Florida

The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields". See also Tallahassee Florida Early history The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields" or "old Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is an indigenous language family of the Southeastern United States. This likely stems from the Creek (later called Seminole) Indians who migrated from Georgia and Alabama to this region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida and now residing in Florida and Oklahoma. Upon arrival, they found large areas of cleared land previously occupied by the Apalachee tribe. Earlier, the Mississippian Indians built mounds near Lake Jackson around 1200 A. D. , which survive today in the Lake Jackson Archaeological State Park. ^[5]

The expedition of Panfilo de Narvaez encountered the Apalachees, although it did not reach the site of Tallahassee. The Narváez expedition was a Spanish attempt to install Pánfilo de Narváez as Adelantado (governor of Spanish Florida during Pánfilo de Narváez (1470 &ndash 1528 was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. Hernando de Soto and his expedition occupied the Apalachee town of Anhaica in the winter of 1538-1539. Based on archaeological excavations, this site is now known to be located about one-half mile east of the present Florida State Capitol. The Florida State Capitol is the State capitol of the US state of Florida. The DeSoto encampment is believed to be the first place Christmas was celebrated in North America.

During the 1600s, several Spanish missions were established in the territory of the Apalachee to procure food and labor for the colony at St. Augustine. St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. The largest of these, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, has been partially reconstructed by the state of Florida. Mission San Luis de Apalachee (also known as San Luis de Talimali) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1633 in the Florida Panhandle

From 1821 through 1845, the rough-hewn frontier capital gradually grew into a town during Florida's territorial period. The Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, returned for a grand tour of the United States in 1824. The US Congress voted to give him $200,000 (the same amount he had given the colonies in 1778), US citizenship, and a plot of land that currently makes up a portion of Tallahassee. In 1845, a Greek revival masonry structure was erected as the Capitol building in time for statehood. The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries predominantly in northern Europe and the United States Now known as the "old Capitol," it stands in front of the Capitol high rise building, which was constructed in the 1970s. ^[6]

During the American Civil War, Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi not captured by Union forces. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to A small engagement, the Battle of Natural Bridge, was fought south of the city on March 6, 1865. The Battle of Natural Bridge was a battle during the American Civil War, fought in what is now Woodville Florida, near Tallahassee, on March

Following the Civil War, much of Florida's industry moved to the south and east, a trend that continues today. The end of slavery hindered the cotton and tobacco trade, and the state's major industries shifted to citrus, lumber, naval stores, cattle ranching and tourism. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The post-Civil War period was also when many former plantations in the Tallahassee area were purchased by wealthy northerners for use as winter hunting preserves.

Until World War II, Tallahassee remained a small southern town, with virtually the entire population living within a mile of the Capitol. The main economic drivers were the universities and state government, where politicians met to discuss spending money on grand public improvement projects to accommodate growth in places such as Miami and Tampa Bay, hundreds of miles away from the capital. By the 1960s, there was a movement to transfer the capital to Orlando, closer geographically to the growing population centers of the state. That motion was defeated, however, and the 1970s saw a long-term commitment by the state to the capital city with construction of the new capitol complex and preservation of the old Florida State Capitol building. The Florida State Capitol is the State capitol of the US state of Florida.

In recent years, Tallahassee has seen an increase in growth, mainly in government and research services associated with the state, Florida State University, and Florida A&M University. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee

Geography and climate

Tallahassee is located at 30°27′6″N, 84°16′22″W (30. 451800, -84. 272770). ^[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 98. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (254. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 95. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 square miles (247. 9 km²) of it is land and 2. 5 square miles (6. 6 km²) of it (2. 59%) is water.

Tallahassee is noted for its hilly terrain, and the state capitol is located on one of the highest hills in the city. The elevation varies from near sea level to just over 200 feet. The flora and fauna are more typical of those found in the mid-south and low country regions of South Carolina and North Carolina. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Although some palm trees grow in the city, they are the more cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the Sabal Palmetto. Sabal palmetto, also known as Cabbage Palm, Palmetto, Cabbage Palmetto, Palmetto Palm, and Sabal Palm, is one of 15 Pines, magnolias and a variety of oaks are the dominant trees. Of the latter, the Southern Live Oak is perhaps the most emblematic of the city. This article is about the treeThis is Georgia's state tree For places named Live Oak see Live Oak.

Tallahassee has a hot and humid subtropical climate, with long summers and mild to chilly, short winters. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters Summers in Tallahassee are hotter than in the Florida peninsula, and it is one of the few cities in the state to occasionally record temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 °C). The summer weather is characterized by brief intense showers and thunderstorms that form along the afternoon sea breeze from the Gulf of Mexico. A shower (also called shower bath is a booth for washing usually in a Bathroom, having an overhead nozzle that sprays water down on the body A sea-breeze (or onshore breeze) is a Wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world The average summertime high temperature is 92 °F(32 °C). Conversely, the city is much cooler in the winter. In December and January, the average high temperature is 64 °F(18 °C) and the average low is 42 °F(6 °C). On occasion, temperatures fall into the 20s and 10s at night, and temperatures in the single digits have been recorded. Tallahassee recorded the state's lowest temperature of -2 °F (-20 °C), on February 13, 1899. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Over the last 100 years, the city has also recorded several snowfalls; the heaviest was 2. 8 inches on February 13, 1958. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Historically, the city usually records at least observed flurries every three to four years, but on average, measurable amounts of snow (1" or more) occur only every 16 years. The natural snow line (regular yearly snow falls) ends 200 miles (320 km) to the north at Macon, Georgia. Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County. In addition, the city averages 34 nights where the temperature falls below freezing (http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/min32temp.html).

Although several hurricanes have brushed Tallahassee with their outer rain and wind bands, in recent years only Hurricane Kate, in 1985, has struck Tallahassee directly. The Big Bend area of North Florida sees several tornadoes each year during the season, but none has hit Tallahassee in living memory. In extreme heavy rains, some low-lying parts of Tallahassee may flood, notably the Franklin Boulevard area adjacent to the downtown and the Killearn Lakes subdivision(which is not within the city limits proper) on the north side.

Driving times from Tallahassee to Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina or Virginia are shorter than the driving time from Tallahassee to Key West.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rec High °F (°C)	75 (23. 8)	77 (25)	86 (30)	90 (32. 2)	95 (35)	99 (37. 2)	100 (37. 7)	99 (37. 2)	95 (35)	93 (33. 8)	84 (28. 8)	79 (26. 1)
Norm High °F (°C)	61 (16. 1)	63 (17. 2)	66 (18. 8)	75 (23. 8)	82 (27. 7)	86 (30)	87 (30. 5)	86 (30)	79 (26. 1)	77 (25)	70 (21. 1)	65 (18. 3)
Norm Low °F (°C)	36 (2. 2)	39 (3. 8)	43 (6. 1)	50 (10)	57 (13. 8)	61 (16. 1)	64 (17. 7)	64 (17. 7)	61 (16. 1)	52 (11. 1)	46 (7. 7)	39 (3. 8)
Rec Low °F (°C)	2 (-16. 6)	-11 (-23. 8)	16 (-8. 8)	23 (-5)	29 (-1. 6)	41 (5)	49 (9. 4)	49 (9. 4)	36 (2. 2)	27 (-2. 7)	10 (-12. 2)	4 (-15. 5)
Precip in. (mm)	5. 36 (136. 1)	4. 63 (117. 6)	6. 47 (164. 3)	3. 59 (91. 2)	4. 95 (125. 7)	6. 92 (175. 8)	8. 04 (204. 2)	7. 03 (178. 6)	5. 01 (127. 25)	3. 25 (82. 55)	3. 86 (98)	4. 10 (104. 1)
Source: National Weather Service[1]

Demographics

Tallahassee is the twelfth fastest growing metropolitan area in Florida. Tallahassee’s 12. 4 percent growth rate is higher than both Miami and Tampa and half that of Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Naples-Marco Island. Cape Coral is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States. With over 400 miles of navigable waterways Cape Coral has more miles of canals than any Fort Myers is the County seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, USA. As of 1 July 2006, the U Marco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States.

As of the 2000 census^[1], there were 150,624 people, 63,217 households, and 29,459 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,573. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 people per square mile (607. 6/km²). There were 68,417 housing units at an average density of 714. 8/sq mi (276. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 60. 42% White, 34. 24% African American, 0. 25% Native American, 2. 40% Asian, 0. 05% Pacific Islander, 0. 97% from other races, and 1. 67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 19% of the population. Non-Hispanic whites were 57. 79% of the population.

There were 63,217 households, 21. 8% of which had children under 18 living in them. 30. 1% were married couples living together, 13. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband, and 53. 4% were non-families. 34. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 17 and the average family size was 2. 86.

In the city, the population was spread out with 17. 4% under the age of 18, 29. 7% from 18 to 24, 27. 9% from 25 to 44, 16. 8% from 45 to 64, and 8. 2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 89. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,571, and the median income for a family was $49,359. Males had a median income of $32,428 versus $27,838 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,981. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 12. 6% of families and 24. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 8. 4% of those age 65 or over.

Educationally, Leon County is the highest educated county in Florida with 49. 9% of the population with either a Bachelor's, Master's, professional or doctorate degree. The Florida average is 22. 4% and the national average is 24. 4%.

Languages

As of 2000, 91. 99% of residents spoke English as their first language, while 4. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 11% spoke Spanish, and 0. 63% spoke French as their mother tongue. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth In total, 8. 00% of the total population spoke languages other than English. ^[8]

City accolades

• 1988: Money Magazine's Southeast's three top medium size cities in which to live. Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972
• 1992: Awarded Tree City USA by National Arbor Day Foundation
• 1999: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League
• 2003: Awarded Tree Line USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Tree City USA is a Tree planting and tree care program sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation for cities and Towns in the United Arbor Day is a Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for Trees Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City Nebraska, The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. The National Civic League is an Organization founded in 1894 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania at a meeting of politicians policy-makers journalists and Tree Line USA is a program sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters for cities and Arbor Day is a Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for Trees Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City Nebraska,
• 2006: Awarded "Best In America" Parks and Recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association.
• 2007: Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine as one of the "Top Ten College Towns for Grownups" (ranking second, behind Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
• 2007: Ranked second on Epodunk's list of college towns. Epodunk is a website started by journalists in 1999 that profiles communities across the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the UK, including ^[9]

Politics

Tallahassee has traditionally been a Democratic city. It has voted Democratic throughout its history with a high voter-turnout. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. As of April 2007 there were 85,343 Democrats and 42,230 Republicans in Leon County. Leon County is a County located in the state of Florida. In 2000 its population was 239452 Other affilations accounted for 22,284 voters. ^[10]

Tallahassee Elected Government
Position	Name	Party
Mayor	John Marks	Democratic
Mayor Pro-Tem	Debbie Lightsey	Democratic
Commissioner	Allan Katz	Democratic
Commissioner	Mark Mustian	Democratic
Commissioner	Andrew Gillum	Democratic

Tallahassee Appointed Officials
Position	Name	Party
City Manager	Anita Thompson	unknown
City Attorney	James R. John R Marks III is the Democratic Mayor of the City of Tallahassee Florida. Andrew D Gillum (born on July 26 1979 in Miami is a city commissioner in Tallahassee Florida, USA English	unknown
City Auditor	Sam McCall	unknown
City Treasurer	Gary Herndon	unknown

Consolidation

Voters of Leon County have gone to the polls four times to vote on consolidation of Tallahassee and Leon County governments into one jurisdiction combining police and other city services with already shared (consolidated) Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services. In American Local government, a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction Tallahassee's city limits would increase from 98. 2 square miles (254 km²) to 702 square miles (1,820 km²). Roughly 36 percent of Leon County's 250,000 residents live outside the Tallahassee city limits.

Leon County Voting On Consolidation
Year	FOR	AGAINST
1968	10,381 (41. 32%)	14,740 (58. 68%)
1973	11,056 (46. 23%)	12,859 (53. 77%)
1976	20,336 (45. 01%)	24,855 (54. 99%)
1992	37,062 (39. 8%)	56,070 (60. 2%)

The proponents of consolidation have stated that the new jurisdiction would attract business by its very size. Merging governments would cut government waste, duplication of services, etc. However, Professor Richard Feiock states that no discernible relationship exists between consolidation and the local economy. ^[11]

Urban planning and expansion

The first plan for the Capitol Center was the 1947 Taylor Plan, which consolidated several of the government buildings in one downtown area. In 1974, the Capitol Center Planning Commission for the City of Tallahassee, Fla. responded to the growth of its urban center with a conceptual plan for the expansion of its Capitol Center. Hisham Ashkouri, working for The Architects' Collaborative, led the urban planning and design effort. Hisham N Ashkouri (born August 15, 1948, Baghdad, Iraq) is a Boston and New York -based Architect. The Architects' Collaborative ( TAC) was an American Architectural firm formed by Walter Gropius and seven younger architects in 1945 in Estimating growth and related development for approximately the next 25 years, the program projected the need for 213,677 m² (2. M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here 3 million feet²) of new government facilities in the city core, with 3,500 dwelling units, 0. The square foot is an Imperial unit / US customary unit (non- SI non- metric) of Area, used mainly in the United States 4 km² (100 acres) of new public open space, retail and private office space, and other ancillary spaces. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Community participation was an integral part of the design review, welcoming Tallahassee residents to provide input as well as citizens’ groups and government agencies, resulting in the creation of six separate Design Alternatives. The best elements of these various designs were combined to develop the final conceptual design, which was then incorporated into the existing Capitol area and adjacent areas.

Land use

Adams Street Mall

Topographical map

Education

Middle schools

• Atlantis Academy - website
• Belle Vue Middle School
• Bucklake Middle School
• Cobb Middle School
• Community Christian School - website
• Deerlake Middle School
• Fairview Middle School
• Griffin Middle School
• Holy Comforter Episcopal School - website
• Maclay School - website
• Nims Middle School
• Raa Middle School
• Stars Middle School - website
• Swift Creek Middle School - [2]
• Trinity Catholic School - website

High schools

• Amos P. Godby High School - website
• Community Christian School - website
• Florida A&M University Developmental Research School - website
• Florida State University High School - website
• James S. Rickards High School - website Rickards offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate
• John Paul II Catholic High School - website
• Lawton Chiles High School - website
• Leon High School - website
• Lincoln High School - website
• Maclay School - website
• North Florida Christian High School - website
• SAIL High School - website
• Atlantis Academy - website

Also see Leon County for more details. Community Christian School is a private, Christian school in Stockbridge Georgia. Deerlake Middle School is a Public middle school located on Deerlake West in Tallahassee and has almost 1400 students making it one of the biggest middle schools Maclay School is a private not for profit non-sectarian college preparatory school located on about 100 acres of land in Leon County Florida, about ten miles north of the state Amos P Godby High School is a public High school in Tallahassee, Florida, named for Mr Community Christian School is a private, Christian school in Stockbridge Georgia. Florida State University School, or "Florida High", is located within the Southwood community in the southeast part of Tallahassee, Florida James S Rickards High School is a public High school in Tallahassee, Florida. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Lawton Chiles High School is Public high school located on US 319 north of Tallahassee. Leon High School is a public High school in Tallahassee, Florida. Lincoln High School is a nationally ranked public High school in Tallahassee Florida that offers an accelerated Advanced Placement program Maclay School is a private not for profit non-sectarian college preparatory school located on about 100 acres of land in Leon County Florida, about ten miles north of the state North Florida Christian School is a private school located in Tallahassee Florida. SAIL High School was founded in 1975 partially with the assistance of its current principal Rosanne Wood Leon County is a County located in the state of Florida. In 2000 its population was 239452

Universities and colleges

• Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education - Tallahassee Campus
• Flagler College - Tallahassee Campus - website
• Florida A&M University - website
• Florida State University - website
• Florida State University - Florida A&M University College of Engineering - website
• Florida State University College of Medicine - website
• Keiser University - Tallahassee - website
• Lewis M. Lively Area Vocational-Technical School - website
• Tallahassee Community College - website
• Pat Thomas Law Enforcment Academy - website

Public safety

Law enforcement services are provided by the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Capitol Police, Florida State University Police Department, Florida A&M University Police Department, the Tallahasse Community College Police Department, and the Florida Highway Patrol. Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education - Tallahassee Campus is branch Campus of Barry University located on the campus of Tallahassee Community Flagler College - Tallahassee located in Tallahassee, Florida on the campus of Tallahassee Community College and is a branch of Flagler College Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The Florida State University College of Medicine, located in Tallahassee Florida, is one of sixteen Colleges comprising the Florida State University (FSU Lively Technical Center is a technical training school for adult and high school students Tallahassee Community College, founded in 1966, is a Community college in Tallahassee Florida that feeds into Florida State University The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD provides public safety services for the city of Tallahassee, Florida. The Leon County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement entity for Leon County, Florida, USA. The Government of the State of Florida is established and operated according to the Florida Constitution The Florida Capitol Police is a uniformed Police department in Tallahassee, Florida, in charge of Security and law enforcement on the grounds The Division of the Florida Highway Patrol ( FHP) is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Law enforcement agency

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service and Drug Enforcement Agency have offices in Tallahassee. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and The US Attorney's Office for North Florida is based in Tallahassee.

Fire and Rescue services are provided by the Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services. The Tallahassee Fire Department has the responsibility of protecting citizens and property in the of Tallahassee and Leon County, Florida. Leon County Emergency Medical Services is located in Tallahassee, Florida beginning service January 1 2004.

Hospitals in the area include Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Capital Regional Medical Center and HealthSouthn Rehabilitation Hospital of Tallahassee. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is a Hospital located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Capital Regional Medical Center is a Hospital located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States.

Places of interest

• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
• Challenger Learning Center
• Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park
• Florida State Capitol
• Florida Supreme Court
• Lake Ella
• Lake Jackson
• Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
• Lake Munson
• Lake Talquin
• Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science (MOAS) website
• Mission San Luis de Apalachee
• Myers Park
• National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
• Railroad Square - website
• Tallahassee Museum
• Tom Brown Park

Located nearby are:

• Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site near Woodville
• Wakulla Springs State Park near Crawfordville
• Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee - Administration Building is on the National Register of Historic Places

Festivals and events

• First Friday festivals at Railroad Square
• Greek Food Festival
• Red Hills Horse Trials
• Springtime Tallahassee
• Southern Shakespeare Festival
• Tallahassee Film Festival
• Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival
• Winter Festival

Sports

• The Florida State University Seminoles compete in the NCAA Division 1, and the Bowl Subdivision in football. The Alfred B Maclay State Gardens is a 28 acre Florida State Park, Botanical garden and historic site located in Tallahassee, in northwestern Challenger Center for Space Science Education is an international not-for-profit educational organization founded by the families of the astronauts who were killed in the Space Shuttle Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park is an open natural park located in northern Tallahassee Florida, USA and operated by the City Of Tallahassee The Florida State Capitol is the State capitol of the US state of Florida. The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the State supreme court of Florida. Lake Ella is a Lake in north central Tallahassee Florida on US 27 just south of Tharpe Street. Lake Jackson is a shallow prairie lake on the north side of Tallahassee in Leon County Florida with two major depressions or Sinkholes Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park is an archaeological site in northern Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Lake Talquin is a reservoir located on the Ochlockonee River between Leon County and Gadsden County in north Florida. Mission San Luis de Apalachee (also known as San Luis de Talimali) was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1633 in the Florida Panhandle The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory develops and operates high Magnetic field facilities that scientists use for basic research in Physics, Biology Railroad Square is a small district of Tallahassee, Florida, located off Railroad Avenue (just south of the Amtrak station filled with a variety of metal art The Tallahassee Museum is a privately funded non-profit corporation in Tallahassee Florida. $ Tom Brown Park is a city park in Tallahassee Florida, USA. Located on the eastern side of Tallahassee off Capital Circle, Tom Brown Park is a large Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site is a Florida State Park in Leon County Florida. Woodville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Leon County, Florida, United States. Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is a Florida State Park in Wakulla County, Florida, USA. Crawfordville is an Unincorporated community and County seat of Wakulla County, Florida, United States of America. Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee was established in 1876 and until 1947 it was Florida's only state mental institution The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of First Friday is a city-wide public event that occurs on the first Friday of every month Railroad Square is a small district of Tallahassee, Florida, located off Railroad Avenue (just south of the Amtrak station filled with a variety of metal art The Greek Food Festival is a Festival held in mid-October in Tallahassee, Florida, USA and hosted by the Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox The Red Hills Horse Trials is held in Tallahassee, Florida, USA and is one of the equestrian world's top events Springtime Tallahassee is an annual event held in the month of March in Tallahassee, Florida, USA celebrating Tallahassee's history and culture The Southern Shakespeare Festival is an annual event held in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. The Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival is an annual two day charitable event held in November in Tallahassee, Florida, USA which began in 1995 Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

• The Florida A&M University Rattlers compete in the NCAA Division 1, and the Playoff Subdivision in football. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

• The Tallahassee Community College Eagles compete in the Panhandle Conference in Men's and Women's basketball, baseball and softball. Tallahassee Community College, founded in 1966, is a Community college in Tallahassee Florida that feeds into Florida State University website

• Local public high schools and middle schools compete in athletics, and share Gene Cox Stadium for football. Gene Cox Stadium is a municipal American football venue for local teams in Tallahassee FL.

• The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks were an ECHL team from 1994-2001. The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks played in the ECHL from 1994-2001 The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered

• The Tallahassee Scorpions were an EISL team that played from 1997-98. The Eastern Indoor Soccer League was an attempt to create a regional minor Indoor soccer league

• The Tallahassee Tigers were an American Basketball Association. The Tallahassee Tigers are an American Basketball Association in Tallahassee Florida The team was announced in the summer of 2006 but chose to begin its innagural

• The Tallahassee Titans were an Indoor Football team that played their only season in the American Indoor Football Association. History The owner of the team David Morris had been given a choice from three markets Charlotte North Carolina, Greenville South Carolina, or This article discusses indoor variations of American football for indoor versions of association football (soccer see Futsal and Indoor soccer and for the

Transportation

Aviation

• Tallahassee Regional Airport (KTLH)
• Tallahassee Commercial Airport (K68J)

Mass transit

StarMetro (formerly TalTran) provides bus service throughout the city. Tallahassee Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located four Nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the Central business district Tallahassee Commercial Airport is a privately owned Airport open to the public located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of the Central business district StarMetro is the city-owned and operated bus service for Tallahassee Florida and was previously known as TalTran.

Railroads

CSX operates two rail lines in the city. Amtrak's Sunset Limited historically served the city, but has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The Sunset Limited is a Passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans and Los Angeles California, and that from early Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States

Defunct railroads

• The Tallahassee-St. Marks Railroad, now a state trail.
• The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad. The Carrabelle Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was a short railroad running in north Florida and southern Georgia.

See also History of Tallahassee, Florida

Major highways

• Interstate 10
• U.S. Route 27
• U.S. Route 90
• U.S. Route 319
• State Road 20
• State Road 61
• State Road 363
• Apalachee Parkway
• Blair Stone Road
• Capital Circle, Tallahassee

Media

Television

Radio

Notable residents (past and present)

• Cannonball Adderley — Grammy Award-winning jazz musician (for "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'")
• Art Agnos — former Mayor of San Francisco, California
• Wally Amos — founder of the "Famous Amos" chocolate chip cookie brand; actor
• Reubin Askew — politician, former Governor of Florida
• Red Barber — sportscaster, Radio Hall of Fame member
• Matt Battaglia — actor and former NFL player
• Konrad E. Bloch — Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, who helped learn about the functioning of cholesterol
• Robert "Bobby" C. Bowden — college football coach, winner of two BCS National Championships
• Brittany Brower — America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 contestant. See also Tallahassee Florida Early history The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields" or "old Interstate 10 ( I-10) is the southernmost east-west coast-to-coast Interstate highway in the United States. US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Highway 319 is a spur of US 19. It runs for 318 miles (512 km from US 1 / State Route 4 in Wadley Georgia to the John Gorrie State Road 20 is an east-west route across northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle. State Road 61 is located in the Big Bend area of Florida, running through the state capital of Tallahassee. State Road 363 is a north-south route in the Big Bend region of Florida. Capital Circle is a three-quarter non-limited-access Beltway around the western southern and eastern sides of Tallahassee Florida, USA. Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley ( September 15 1928 – August 8 1975) was a Jazz alto saxophonist of The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Mercy Mercy Mercy! Live at 'The Club is a 1966 (see 1966 in music) album by Jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Arthur (Art Christ Agnos (born September 1, 1938) is an American politician. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Wallace "Wally" Amos Jr (born July 1[[ 936]] is an American Actor and Writer from Tallahassee, Florida Famous Amos is a brand of Cookie from the United States. History Wally Amos, an Air Force veteran who worked as a Talent A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie from the United States that features Chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient Reubin O'Donovan Askew (born September 11 1928) is an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of the U Walter Lanier "Red" Barber ( February 17, 1908, Columbus Mississippi – October 22, 1992) was an American Matteo Martin Battaglia (born September 25, 1965 in Tallahassee Florida) is an American actor and former American football player Konrad Emil Bloch (b January 21 1912 &ndash October 15 2000) was a German American biochemist. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national America's Next Top Model (often shortened to Top Model or abbreviated as ANTM) is a Reality television show in which a number of women compete America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles 4th place.
• James M. Buchanan — winner of Nobel Prize in economics
• Jim Butterworth — documentary filmmaker, winner of DuPont-Columbia Award for "Seoul Train"
• Ted Bundy — serial killer
• Robert Olen Butler — Pulitzer Prize-winning author for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain (fiction)
• Ricky Carmichael — Motocross/Supercross Champion
• Lawton Chiles — politician and FSU research fellow; former US Senator and Governor of Florida. James McGill Buchanan Jr (born October 3 1919 is an American Economist renowned for his work on Public choice theory, for which he won the 1986 The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Jim Butterworth is a Colorado -based technology entrepreneur and noted documentary filmmaker The Alfred I duPont-Columbia University Award is an American award that honors excellence in broadcast Journalism. Seoul Train is a 2005 award-winning documentary that deals with the dangerous journeys of North Korean Defectors fleeing through or Theodore Robert Bundy (November 24 1946 &ndash January 24 1989 known as Ted Bundy, was an American Serial killer. Robert Olen Butler Jr (b January 20, 1945) is an American Fiction Writer. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain is a 1992 collection of short stories by Robert Olen Butler. Ricky Carmichael (born November 27, 1979 in Clearwater Florida) is a former professional Motocross and supercross racer now transitioning Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits Supercross is a cycle racing sport involving Racing specialized high performance off-road Motorcycles on an artificially made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr ( April 3 1930 December 12 1998) was an American politician from the U
• George Clinton — musician, founder of Funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic
• Leroy Collins — politician and Governor of Florida (Leroy Collins was the only Tallahassee native to serve as Florida's Governor. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Thomas LeRoy Collins ( March 10, 1909 - March 12, 1991) was the thirty-third governor of Florida. )
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• Bradley Cooper — member of 1984 and 1988 Bahamas Summer Olympics team
• Gene Cox — State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame member (Leon High School football coach) ^[12]
• Jim Cramer — host of CNBC's Mad Money
• Kim Crosby — NASCAR driver, with a best race finish of 20th, in 2004
• Dwight F. Davis — founder of the international tennis Davis Cup
• Paul Dirac — Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose theories predicted antimatter
• Cathy Jenéen Doe — actress
• Sandy D'Alemberte — attorney, civil-rights activist, former Dean of the Florida State University Law School and former President of Florida State University
• Ernst von Dohnányi — composer and pianist
• Kyan Douglas — the "grooming expert" from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
• Faye Dunaway — Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning actress
• Sylvia Earle — former chief scientist for the U. For the American actor with the same name see Bradley Cooper Bradley ("Brad" Cooper (born June 30, 1957) is a retired Gene Cox was a football coach at Leon High School in Tallahassee Florida, United States. James J "Jim" Cramer (born February 10, 1955) and an occasional contributor to Time magazine CNBC (an abbreviation for the " C onsumer N ews and B usiness C hannel" its official name until 1991 is a cable and Mad Money is an American Finance Television program hosted by Jim Cramer that began airing on CNBC on March 14 Kim Crosby (born December 8, 1964 in Tallahassee Florida) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver and driving instructor The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Dwight Filley Davis ( July 5, 1879 &ndash November 28, 1945) was an American Tennis player and Politician. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature In Particle physics and Quantum chemistry, antimatter is the extension of the concept of the Antiparticle to Matter, where antimatter is composed Cathy Janeen Doe (born on November 13 1970. in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American Actress. Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte (born June 1, 1933) is a Lawyer, professor former politician former Educational WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Ernő Dohnányi ( July 27 1877 – February 9 Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas on May 5, 1970) was the grooming expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American Reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15 Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935 in Gibbstown New Jersey) is an American Oceanographer. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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• Eugene Figg — engineer for such bridges as Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Linn Cove Viaduct, and Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge
• Carlisle Floyd — opera composer - Susannah (1955) and others
• Neil Frank — former Director of the National Hurricane Center
• Ron J. Friedman — writer of Disney's Academy Award nominated film Brother Bear
• Michael Gaines — Swift TE for the Carolina Panthers
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• Willie Galimore — member of College Football Hall of Fame, and NFL football player
• Althea Gibson — winner of several Wimbledon and US Open tennis championships
• Parris N. Glendening — former Governor of Maryland
• Carolyn S. Griner — former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• Tahesia Harrigan — professional sprinter (BVI)
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• Will Kirby — Big Brother 2 (2001) winner
• Sir Harold Kroto — Nobel Prize-winning chemist who helped discover fullerenes
• Christine Lahti — film actress and director, winner of Academy Award for Leiberman in Love, and well as two Golden Globes and an Emmy for her role in Chicago Hope
• Marshall Ledbetter — Protester who took over the Florida Capitol Building
• Scott Maddox — Former Mayor
• Doug Marlette — Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
• Max Mayfield — former Director of the National Hurricane Center
• Jerrie Mock — aviator and first woman to fly around the world solo
• Jim Morrison — lead singer and lyricist of The Doors
• Catherine Willis Gray Murat — great-grandniece of George Washington
• Prince Achille Murat — nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte
• Kenneth Minihan — former director of the National Security Agency
• Robert S. Mulliken — physicist and chemist who won both the Priestley Medal and the Nobel Prize
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• Robert Schrieffer — Nobel Laureate, BCS Theory of Superconductivity
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• Orson Swindle — Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
• T-Pain — hip hop and R&B singer (born Faheem Najm)
• Norman Thagard — NASA astronaut, flying on three different U. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Marcus Roberts (born August 7, 1963 in Jacksonville Florida) is an American Jazz Pianist who has achieved fame as a gifted redlinks Paul Robinson (bassist, bassist for the Canadian Rock band Tin Foil Phoenix Paul Robinson (conductor Paul Sandia National Laboratories which is managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation) is a major United Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an Tony -awarding winning American singer and actress The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented John Robert Schrieffer (born May 31, 1931) is an American physicist and with John Bardeen and Leon Neil Cooper, recipient of the This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain Materials generally at very low Temperatures characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance Winston Elliott Scott is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA Astronaut. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Jeffrey M Shaara (born 1952) is an American novelist, the son of Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara. Michael Shaara ( June 23, 1928 - May 5, 1988) was an American writer of Science fiction, Sports fiction, and The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Killer Angels ( 1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Milton Teagle Simmons (born July 12, 1948) Simmons was raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans Louisiana, and attended Cor Jesu High Rev Charles Kenzie Steele (born in Bluefield West Virginia; died 1980 in Tallahassee) was a preacher and a civil rights activist Orson Swindle (born March 8 1937 in Thomasville Georgia) a decorated Vietnam War Prisoner of war, was a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act Faheem Rasheed Najm (born September 30, 1985 in Tallahassee, Florida) better known by his Stage name T-Pain, is an Norman Earl Thagard (born July 3 1943 is an American scientist and former NASA Astronaut. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program S. Space Shuttles, and on one Russian mission to the Mir space station. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and
• Ernest I. Thomas — raiser of the original flag at Iwo Jima^[16]
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• Butch Trucks (Claude Hudson Trucks) — Drummer, member of the Allman Brothers band
• Steven Tyler — Lead Singer, Aerosmith
• Jeff VanderMeer — World Fantasy Award-winning author (for the novella The Transformation of Martin Lake)
• Charlie Ward — 1993 Heisman Trophy winner
• Craig Waters — spokesman for the Florida Supreme Court
• Chris Weinke — 2000 Heisman Trophy winner
• Ellen Taaffe Zwilich — Pulitzer prize-winning composer (for Three Movements for Orchestra (Symphony No. Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks (born May 11, 1947 in Jacksonville Florida) is an American Drummer who is one of the The Allman Brothers Band is a Southern rock band based in Macon, Georgia. Stephen Victor Tallarico (born March 26 1948 in Yonkers New York) better known as Steven Tyler (and often nicknamed The Demon of Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Jeffrey Scott VanderMeer (born July 7 1968 is an American writer editor and publisher The World Fantasy Awards are annual international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of Fantasy. Charlie Ward Jr (born October 12 1970 in Thomasville Georgia) is a retired American professional Basketball player college Craig Waters (born 1956 has been the Public information officer of the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee since June 1, 1996. The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the State supreme court of Florida. Christopher Jon Weinke (born July 31, 1972 in St Paul Minnesota) is an American football Quarterback. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born April 30, 1939, in Miami Florida) is an American Composer, the first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, 1))

Notable Tallahassee groups and organizations

• American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13 — American Legion post - website
• Cold Water Army — music group
• Creed — music group
• Cream Abdul Babar — music group
• The Crüxshadows — music group
• Daughters of the American Revolution, Caroline Brevard Chapter — website
• Dead Prez — Alt Hip Hop Duo
• FAMU Marching 100 — marching band website
• Florida Disabled Outdoors Association [FDOA] website
• FSU Marching Chiefs — marching band website
• Gamelan Hanuman Agung — Balinese gamelan ensemble
• Look Mexico — rock band
• Mayday Parade — music group
• Mira — music group
• No Address — music group
• Socialburn — rock band
• Springtime Tallahassee — community festival group
• Tallahassee Elks, Lodge 937 — website
• Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra — symphony orchestra website
• Woman's Club of Tallahassee

Namesakes

• CSS Tallahassee - 1864 Confederate cruiser
• USS Tallahassee - 1908 United States Navy monitor originally named USS Florida
• USS Tallahassee - 1941 United States Navy aircraft carrier renamed USS Princeton
• USS Tallahassee (CL-116) - 1944 United States Navy light cruiser
• Tallahassee Community School, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia - website

Tallahassee in popular culture

Main article: Tallahassee in popular culture

Tallahassee has been represented well in popular culture through the years in television programs, popular music, film, and the news. Cold Water Army was an American band that existed for several years in Tallahassee Florida and broke up over the summer of 1995 Creed was an American Rock band from Tallahassee, Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s Cream Abdul Babar is one of the longest-standing bands in the Tallahassee scene The Crüxshadows (pronounced as ˈkruʃædoʊz is an Independent music group from Florida. Dead prez is an underground Political hip hop duo comprised of Stic The Marching 100 is a Marching band at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU in the United States Since 1949, the name Marching Chiefs has served as the official title of the marching band of The Florida State University. There are more than 100 Gamelan groups in the United States. The earliest appearance of a gamelan in the U Look Mexico is a rock band from Tallahassee FL. The band is comprised of Matt Agrella Ryan Slate Joshua Mikel Ryan Smith and Dave Pinkham Mayday Parade is a rock band from Tallahassee Florida, formed from members of Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment Mira are a five-piece Dream pop / Shoegaze band from Tallahassee Florida. No Address is an Alternative rock / Nu metal band from Tallahassee Florida. Socialburn was a four-piece Post-grunge rock band from Blountstown Florida. Springtime Tallahassee is an annual event held in the month of March in Tallahassee, Florida, USA celebrating Tallahassee's history and culture The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1979 with Nicholas Harsanyi as director History The iron Confederate cruiser Tallahassee was named after the Confederate state capital of Tallahassee in Florida and was built on the River See also See USS ''Tallahassee'' for other ships of this name Construction and deployment She was laid down as Tallahassee (CL-61 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden New Jersey, 2 June USS Tallahassee (CL-116 was to be a ''Fargo''-class Light cruiser of the United States Navy. Eastern Passage is a Canadian urban community in Nova Scotia 's Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Tallahassee has been represented well in Popular culture through the years moreover Tallahassee has had more than its share of exposure and references in Television programs Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth It has been referenced by Bing Crosby, and in Stephen King's The Green Mile and the hit television series Lost on ABC. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Green Mile is a 1999 American Drama film, directed by Frank Darabont and adapted by him from the 1996 Stephen Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American serial drama television series. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Freddy Cannon recorded the hit single "Tallahassee Lassie". The lyrics to Aerosmith's song "Last Child" read: "Take me back to a south Tallahassee/Down cross the bridge to my sweet sassafrassy. "

In the early 1980s the movie Something Wild (1986 film) was filmed in Tallahassee and used many FSU students as extras. Something Wild is a 1986 comedy / Action film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels

In late 2007, the movie Recount, featuring Kevin Spacey, was partially shot around Tallahassee's downtown area.

Sister cities

See also: List of sister cities in Florida

Tallahassee has five sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Krasnodar, Russia
• Konongo-Odumase, Ghana
• St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
• Sligo, Ireland
• Ramat HaSharon, Israel

References

• Tebeau, Charlton, W. A History of Florida. Charlton W Tebeau (1904-2000 was a prominent American historian of Florida. University of Miami Press. Coral Gables. 1971
• Williams, John Lee. Journal of an Expedition to the Interior of West Florida October - November 1823. Manuscript on file at the State Library of Florida, Florida Collection. Tallahassee.

External links

• Talgov.com Official website)
• The Local Conservation District - Information on Natural Resources, and Panoramic Tours
• The Tallahassee Democrat Newspaper
• Mission San Luis
• Things to do in Tallahassee
• Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation - Places to Discover
• National Civic League

• Tallahassee, Florida is at coordinates 30°27′07″N 84°16′22″W / 30.4518, -84.27277 (Tallahassee, Florida)Coordinates: 30°27′07″N 84°16′22″W / 30.4518, -84.27277 (Tallahassee, Florida)

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