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Levy County History

Levy County History

Levy County Archives

104 years ago


10 October 1899 - L.T. McKinnon, John R. Young and C.B. Parker, filed in the office of the Secretary of State, a proposed charter of an Incorporation to be know as: McKinnon-Young Company. They started with a capital of $20,000.00 and the company's sole purpose would be for the production of turpentine, turpentine spirits, resin and all products and derivatives thereof.

92 years ago


01 January 1912 - The Levy County Board of County Commisioner's minutes read as follows: "The sealed Bids were received for the hire and lease of the County convicts for the year 1912, and after considerartion, it was upon motion ordered, that the County convicts be and they are hereby leased and let to the Blue Creek Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida and residing in Taylor County, Florida at and for the price of $23.75 per capita per month, that being the highest sum bid."

60 years ago


Fictitious names registered for the year 1944 as follows: Midway Service Station (Daniel Randall), Palace Cafe (Sam Verones & George Maimanos), Alachua Rock Quarries (F.G. Murphy & E.B. Mills), Home Title Co. & Amoco Service Station (William Rivers & Vida Rivers), Fletcher's Drug Store (Thomas Fletcher), Edwards Dry Good Store (Inez Edwards), Robinson's Market (L.A. Robinson), Hart's Dress Shop (Mary Hart), Vause Advertising Agency, Williams Publishing House, Gainesville Advertiser, Alachua Times, The Williston Sun (L.E. Vause) and Vista Turpentine Co. (R.E. Davis Sr., R.E. Davis Jr and R.L. Beatty)


From the Archives & History Center

Levy County Clerk's Office

Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court

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