Departments



Articles

Less

Features: When God was Creating Mothers
May 13th, 2012

Features: Early Birds Take Wing
May 10th, 2012

Features: CEDAR KEY WOMAN’S CLUB NEWS
May 10th, 2012

Features: The Small Boat Gathering
May 9th, 2012

Features: PAINTING THE AIR
May 2nd, 2012

Features: Crackpots
May 2nd, 2012

Features: Marissa (Haldeman) DeHaven announcescandidacy for Levy County School Board, District 2.
April 30th, 2012

Features: EXPERIENCE, THE BEST TEACHER
April 24th, 2012

Features: Lower Suwannee Refuge Volunteers Assist Archaeologists at Shell Mound
April 17th, 2012

Features: Press Tours and TV Shoot arrive in Levy County
April 6th, 2012

Features: CEDAR KEY LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT
April 4th, 2012

Features: North Florida – Wild Florida: The Eastern Mosquito Fish
March 29th, 2012

Features: Cedar Key Airport Brings Big Benefits to Cedar Key
March 26th, 2012

Features: Candidates Forum - Noel K. Desmond
March 23rd, 2012

Features: Shell Cities of the Gulf
March 20th, 2012

More

Levy County History

Levy County History

Toni Collins

143 years ago

11 December 1860 - The following advertisement ran in the Cedar Key Telegraph - FOR SALE: A strong, light running, second hand, two horse `Buggy`, with handsome plated harness, entirely new - also, one pair of second-hand double Buggy harness - will be sold cheap - the owner having no use for them. Apply to: AUGUSTUS STEELE at Atsena Otie.

123 years ago


01 January 1884 - The Florida State Business Directory published the population by county for the State of Florida. The population of Levy County in 1860 was 1,781; in 1870 the county population was 2,018; and in 1880 the county population was 5,767. The population of the State of Florida in 1860 was 140,424; in 1870 the state population was 187,748; and in 1880 the state population was 269,493.

95 years ago


02 November 1907 - Florida Land Company, a Florida Corporation sold to Wm. Deens, Wm. Hawin and C.F. Friday, Trustees of the Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church of Levy County, for the sum of One dollar two acres of land.


From the Archives & History Center
Levy County Clerk`s Office
Danny J. Shipp, Clerk of Court

Click for printer friendly version

Email this article to a friend

 

 

© 2013
Cedar Key News

cedarkeynews@gmail.com