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Carrier is remembered for helping women and children Apalachicola (Northwest) escape the massacre by train. The evacuation train ran from Gainesville to Cedar Key, stopping in Archer where she was sheltered by her sister, Theresa Brown Robinson. After the massacre, Carrier returned to Dr. Alvan Wentworth Chapman, LLD college to complete her degree. State and family records was born in Southampton, Massachusetts, and indicate that she was the first African-American female graduated with honors from Amherst College in 830. In principal in Florida. Mahulda Carrier died in 948. Her 833, he commenced the study of medicine and in 835, Great Floridian plaque is located at the former Seaboard he came to Florida, going first to Quincy, then Marianna Airline Railroad Depot (now the Archer Historical and in 847, to Apalachicola. Dr. Chapman began to Society), Magnolia Avenue and Main Street, Archer. study botany and became distinguished in the field, writing papers and exchanging letters with colleagues. Sometime in 847, Dr. John Gorrie and Dr. Chapman William Emory (Hitup) Maddox reportedly conferred on the development of Dr. Gorrie’s ice machine. Because of the Civil War, Dr. Chapman was born March 3, 872 in Ft. Valley, Georgia. In 892, did not see a copy of his book, The Flora of the Southern in Marion County, Florida he was employed for $.00 a United States, until 865. Internationally recognized day in the phosphate fields. In 905, while making $200 botanist Asa Gray named Chapman’s Rhododendron in a month, he borrowed $300 from phosphate company his honor. Chapman Elementary School and Chapman president C.W. Chase and founded his own company Botanical Gardens in Apalachicola are also named for – Maddox Foundry & Machine Works. His goal was to him. Dr. Chapman died in 899. His Great Floridian supply the phosphate mines with equipment and repairs. plaque is located at the Chapman House, 82 Sixth Maddox was an avid historian who photographed sites Street, Apalachicola. throughout Florida. He died in 953, but the company he founded still thrives. His Great Floridian plaque is located at the Maddox Foundry & Machine Works, 00 Mechanic Street, Archer. Dr. John Gorrie, born in Charleston, S.C. in 803 and educated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York in Fairfield, New York, arrived Auburndale (Central) in Apalachicola in 833. After a severe yellow fever epidemic in the summer of 84, he sought to effect a cure by introducing refrigeration. In 844 he constructed the refrigeration machine that received the first U.S. Ephriam Mikell Baynard, patent for mechanical refrigeration. The successful born in 860, settled in Auburndale in the 880s during operation of this machine was described in the Scientific the Post Reconstruction Era. Baynard, who became a American in 849 and patented in 85. Dr. Gorrie also landowner, cattle rancher, farmer, financier and real served as a physician of the Marine Hospital Service, estate developer, owned several downtown buildings. Postmaster, president of the Apalachicola Branch of the He also built two residences in Auburndale. The first, Pensacola Bank, mayor of Apalachicola, secretary of constructed in 894, is now the Baynard House Museum. the Masonic Lodge and founding vestryman of Trinity The second, built in 93, is today the Kersey Funeral Episcopal Church. A statue of Gorrie was placed in Home. Ephriam Mikell Baynard died in 933. His Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. In Great Floridian plaque is located at the Baynard House 899, the Southern Ice Exchange in Apalachicola erected Museum, 208 West Lake Avenue, Auburndale. a monument to him. Dr. Gorrie died in 855. His Great Floridian plaque is located at the John Gorrie State Museum, 46 Sixth Street, Apalachicola. Bartow (Central) Archer (North Central) Albert H. Blanding was born in Iowa in 876 and moved to Florida at the age of two. In 899 he was commissioned Captain in Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier the Florida National Guard. From 90 to 94 he was born in Archer, May 5, 894. She taught school in was in the turpentine, sawmill and lumber business, Levy County, moving to Rosewood in 95 where she all the while remaining on the National Guard roster, taught until 923, the year of the Rosewood Massacre. Carrier is remembered for helping women and children Apalachicola (Northwest) escape the massacre by train. The evacuation train ran from Gainesville to Cedar Key, stopping in Archer where she was sheltered by her sister, Theresa Brown Robinson. After the massacre, Carrier returned to Dr. Alvan Wentworth Chapman, LLD college to complete her degree. State and family records was born in Southampton, Massachusetts, and indicate that she was the first African-American female graduated with honors from Amherst College in 1830. In principal in Florida. Mahulda Carrier died in 1948. Her 1833, he commenced the study of medicine and in 1835, Great Floridian plaque is located at the former Seaboard he came to Florida, going first to Quincy, then Marianna Airline Railroad Depot (now the Archer Historical and in 1847, to Apalachicola. Dr. Chapman began to Society), Magnolia Avenue and Main Street, Archer. study botany and became distinguished in the field, writing papers and exchanging letters with colleagues. Sometime in 1847, Dr. John Gorrie and Dr. Chapman William Emory (Hitup) Maddox reportedly conferred on the development of Dr. Gorrie’s ice machine. Because of the Civil War, Dr. Chapman was born March 13, 1872 in Ft. Valley, Georgia. In 1892, did not see a copy of his book, The Flora of the Southern in Marion County, Florida he was employed for $1.00 a United States, until 1865. Internationally recognized day in the phosphate fields. In 1905, while making $200 botanist Asa Gray named Chapman’s Rhododendron in a month, he borrowed $300 from phosphate company his honor. Chapman Elementary School and Chapman president C.W. Chase and founded his own company Botanical Gardens in Apalachicola are also named for – Maddox Foundry & Machine Works. His goal was to him. Dr. Chapman died in 1899. His Great Floridian supply the phosphate mines with equipment and repairs. plaque is located at the Chapman House, 82 Sixth Maddox was an avid historian who photographed sites Street, Apalachicola. throughout Florida. He died in 1953, but the company he founded still thrives. His Great Floridian plaque is located at the Maddox Foundry & Machine Works, 100 Mechanic Street, Archer. Dr. John Gorrie, born in Charleston, S.C. in 1803 and educated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York in Fairfield, New York, arrived Auburndale (Central) in Apalachicola in 1833. After a severe yellow fever epidemic in the summer of 1841, he sought to effect a cure by introducing refrigeration. In 1844 he constructed the refrigeration machine that received the first U.S. Ephriam Mikell Baynard, patent for mechanical refrigeration. The successful born in 1860, settled in Auburndale in the 1880s during operation of this machine was described in the Scientific the Post Reconstruction Era. Baynard, who became a American in 1849 and patented in 1851. Dr. Gorrie also landowner, cattle rancher, farmer, financier and real served as a physician of the Marine Hospital Service, estate developer, owned several downtown buildings. Postmaster, president of the Apalachicola Branch of the He also built two residences in Auburndale. The first, Pensacola Bank, mayor of Apalachicola, secretary of constructed in 1894, is now the Baynard House Museum. the Masonic Lodge and founding vestryman of Trinity The second, built in 1913, is today the Kersey Funeral Episcopal Church. A statue of Gorrie was placed in Home. Ephriam Mikell Baynard died in 1933. His Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. In Great Floridian plaque is located at the Baynard House 1899, the Southern Ice Exchange in Apalachicola erected Museum, 208 West Lake Avenue, Auburndale. a monument to him. Dr. Gorrie died in 1855. His Great Floridian plaque is located at the John Gorrie State Museum, 46 Sixth Street, Apalachicola. Bartow (Central) Archer (North Central) Albert H. Blanding was born in Iowa in 1876 and moved to Florida at the age of two. In 1899 he was commissioned Captain in Mahulda Gussie Brown Carrier the Florida National Guard. From 1910 to 1914 he was born in Archer, May 5, 1894. She taught school in was in the turpentine, sawmill and lumber business, Levy County, moving to Rosewood in 1915 where she all the while remaining on the National Guard roster, taught until 1923, the year of the Rosewood Massacre. 1 Carrier is remembered for helping women and children Apalachicola (Northwest) escape the massacre by train. The evacuation train ran from Gainesville to Cedar Key, stopping in Archer where she was sheltered by her sister, Theresa Brown Robinson. After the massacre, Carrier returned to Dr. Alvan Wentworth Chapman, LLD college to complete her degree. State and family records was born in Southampton, Massachusetts, and indicate that she was the first African-American female graduated with honors from Amherst College in 1830. In principal in Florida. Mahulda Carrier died in 1948. Her 1833, he commenced the study of medicine and in 1835, Great Floridian plaque is located at the former Seaboard he came to Florida, going first to Quincy, then Marianna Airline Railroad Depot (now the Archer Historical and in 1847, to Apalachicola. Dr. Chapman began to Society), Magnolia Avenue and Main Street, Archer. study botany and became distinguished in the field, writing papers and exchanging letters with colleagues. Sometime in 1847, Dr. John Gorrie and Dr. Chapman William Emory (Hitup) Maddox reportedly conferred on the development of Dr. Gorrie’s ice machine. Because of the Civil War, Dr.