City: Gainesville   County: Alachua   Year: 1969
Location: 200 East University Avenue, between 1st St.NE & 3rd St.NE, Gainesville City Hall

Designated the County Seat in 1854, and incorporated as a City in 1869, Gainesville takes its name from General Edmund Gaines, captor of Aaron Burr and commander of U.S. Army troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. The town was the fourth Alachua County Seat of government. The University of Florida and its educational predecessors have been located in Gainesville since the 1850's.

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