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Perry is a city and the county seat of Taylor County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 6,898. [ 4 ] The city was named for Madison Perry , fourth governor of the state of Florida and a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War.
Location of Taylor County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Florida. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 3 properties listed on the National Register in the county.
The population of Florida is 22,610,726, an increase of 5.0% from 2020. The average population of Florida's counties is 337,474; Miami-Dade County is the most populous (2,686,867) and Liberty County is the least (7,706). The average land area is 805 sq mi (2,085 km 2). The largest county is Collier County as per 2020 Census bureau of 1,998.32 ...
Taylor County was created on December 23, 1856, from Madison County on the same day as Lafayette County was also split off from Madison County. It was named for Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, who served from 1849 to 1850. Taylor won most counties in northern Florida during the election of 1848 and was largely ...
Forest Capital State Museum is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) Florida State Park located 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Perry on US 19 / US 98. The museum contains displays that recount the history of the forest industry as well as the wildlife of the forest. Adjacent to the museum is the Cracker Homestead built in 1864 that depicts life on a Florida homestead ...
Before October 2013, the sheriff had control over the Escambia County Jail, located at 2935 North L Street, but after a U.S. Department of Justice investigation reported that the jail did not provide required minimum services and was chronically understaffed, [4] the jail was moved under the direct supervision of the County Commissioners. [5]
The Old Perry Post Office is a historic site in Perry, Florida, located at 201 East Green Street. On May 11, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] The post office was built in 1935. It is a one-story-with-mezzanine structure which is vernacular in style but with modest elements of Mediterranean Revival .
Taylor County Historical Society is a historical society located in the historic Bank of Perry building in Perry, Florida. The bank building dates to 1903. It became the First National Bank from 1909 to 1930 and its upper floor was used by the law firm of W. B. Davis and Claude Pepper (who later became a U.S. Senator and member of the House of ...