Historical Marker
Forced into Service
Historical marker location:
3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, Florida
( Marker is on NW 83rd Street north of North West South Road, on the left when traveling north.)
Florida De Soto Trail. August 13, 1539.
The Spanish established the first mission in Florida, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, in 1633. The mission was located near present-day Tallahassee and was home to a large Native American population.