"Meeting Oak"

Historical marker location:

1 Courthouse Circle, Monticello, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of Courthouse Circle (U.S. 90) and South Jefferson Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling east on Courthouse Circle.)

Marker installed: 1988

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.