Historical Marker
The Booker Schools
Historical marker location:
3201 North Orange Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
( Marker is on North Orange Avenue just south of 35th Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1987
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.