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History · Callahan

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The Battle of Alligator Bridge took place around Callahan on June 30, 1778, and was the only major engagement in an unsuccessful campaign to conquer British East Florida during the American Revolutionary War. The Town of Callahan was settled in 1856, but officially incorporated as a municipality in 1911.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Callahan is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Callahan has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Memorial Cemetery in Jacksonville, 15 miles away.

Callahan and the nearest listed places

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Memorial CemeteryLewis MausoleumEvergreen CemeteryEdward Waters College Historic DistrictCentennial Hall-Edward Waters CollegeTolbert House

Closest to Callahan

Memorial CemeteryJacksonville · Site15miLewis MausoleumJacksonville · Building15.1miEvergreen CemeteryJacksonville · Site17.5miEdward Waters College Historic DistrictJacksonville · District17.6miCentennial Hall-Edward Waters CollegeJacksonville · Built 186617.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Memorial Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Hilliard📜 Jacksonville📜 Kingsland📜 St. Marys

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