THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUNSHINE STATE (Post appears one day before the actual date) MARCH 10 1836 As General Duncan Clinch led U. S. Troops to Fort Drane, his column came under sustained attacks by Seminole warriors today and tomorrow. 1845 Levy County, Florida’s 26th county, was created today by the Florida legislature. The county is named in honor of David Levy Yulee, prominent politician, statesman, and railroad entrepreneur. Levy owned a 5,000 acre plantation on the Homosassa River, where he grew sugar cane and produced sugar. Levy was the first United States Senator to represent the new state of Florida. County Seat: Bronson See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levy_County,_Florida 1862 Federal naval forces under Lieutenant T. H. Stevens temporarily occupied Jacksonville today. 1862 St. Augustine was evacuated by two companies of Confederate troops that had been stationed there. A Federal invasion was considered likely to happen within the next twenty-four hours. 1863 A Federal force, made up primarily of African-American troops, reoccupied Jacksonville today. It was opposed unsuccessfully by the Florida 2nd Cavalry and the Florida 2nd Infantry Battalion, which retreated in the face of a bombardment from Federal gunboats. 1863 The U.S.S. Gem of the Sea today captured the sloop Petee, which was attempting to run the blockade at Indian River Inlet with a cargo of salt. 1864 Union forces occupied Palatka this morning without opposition. Although they did not oppose the occupation of the city, Confederate forces are reported on the outskirts of the town. Federal forces are concerned about the location of small river steamers used to transport troops and supplies along the St. Johns River. 1909 LeRoy Collins, the 33rd governor of Florida (1955-1961), was born today in Tallahassee. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Collins 1984 The streets of Miami erupted in riots today when the news came that a Hispanic policeman had been acquitted in the slaying of an African-American.
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