Moorhead Building 305 SE 1st Ave, Ocala, United States, Florida The building was originally constructed in 1915 for Ocala Knitting and Manufacturing Company. The two-story building 75 by 175 feet, was erected by the George Giles Company. The Moorhead Engineering Company has occupied this site since the 1960s. It is the oldest continually operating civil Read More…
The first Negro School in Marion County was set up by the Freedmen’s Bureau at the end of the Civil War and opened in March 1866 with 60 pupils. The school was staffed by a teacher from the Missionary Aid Association. Its original location is unknown. The following year, the school moved to a log Read More…