Historical Marker
Hawthorne Cemetery
Historical marker location:
23350 Southeast Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne, Florida
( Marker is on Southeast Hawthorne Road (Florida Route 20) 0.1 miles east of Southeast 232nd Terrace, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2020
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.