Tallahassee celebrates 200 years of legislative history at Historic Capitol Museum

(November 8, 2024)

Tallahassee Democrat

Samuel Fry is but a footnote in John Phelps' hour-long presentation about the city's first legislative meeting, but his kindred spirits continue to walk the halls of the Capitol Complex 

Fry appears near the conclusion of the talk Phelps gave Friday to observe the 200th anniversary of the first meeting in Tallahassee of the body that would become the Florida Legislature. The event was sponsored by the Florida Historic Capitol Museum Lunch & Learn series with a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities. 

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