Marking History

A New Historical Marker in Gillespie Park Will Honor the Founder and First Mayor of Sarasota

"It's an exciting time for the Historical Marker Program."

10/18/2023 By Catherine Hicks/Community News Collaborative

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Vintage Sarasota: Get to Know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie

Get to know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie in this week's Vintage Sarasota post.

01/26/2015 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Vintage Sarasota: Sarasota's First Golf Club

This week: Take a look at Sarasota's first golf club, initiated in 1905 by town mayor John Hamilton Gillespie.

07/24/2013 By Chelsey Lucas