Historical Marker

The First Post Office

Historical marker location:
105 West Indiana Avenue, DeLand, Florida
( Marker is on West Indiana Avenue west of North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92), on the right when traveling west.)

1877.

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.