Looking Back

Looking back at 100 years of Gilchrist County history.

Looking back at 100 years of Gilchrist County history.

1910

Before Gilchrist County became a county Trenton was in the southern part of Alachua County. According to a photo owned by Dave Lang Scott the first Post Office in Trenton was in a wooden two story building located where American Grace Cafe is today (former Gilchrist County Journal building). T.H. Milton was the Post Master in 1910 and a barber shop was also located in the same building. Sometime later before the Journal building was built a bowling alley was located at the same location.

1957

The Gilchrist County Commission adopted a budget of $246,860, according to the then Clerk of Court Horace Thomas.

4-H Club members from all the county 4-H clubs were planning a workday at Hart Springs Park. They planed to beautify the county park and enjoy a picnic lunch. County Agent Leonard Cobb stated the 4-H’ers also planed to build two picnic tables for the park during the workday.

1967

The Gilchrist County Commission that year were Chairman Lank Akins, Cecil Corbin, Harold Slaughter, H.E. Douglas and Eudell Watson.

Mr. Hugh Hendrix manager of the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Trenton was offered the managers job in Jamaica for the next two years.

Hugh Martin of Bell was one of the 12 Florida FFA members slated to receive the American Farmers Degree at the National Convention in Kansas City. Carl Willians was the school principal and Donald Hurst was the agriculture teacher that year. Hugh had graduated from Bell High School earlier that year  and was working as a county deputy at the time.