The Knott House.
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The Knott House.
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Description
The Knott House in Tallahassee was bult in 1843, and was gome to local Attorrney Thomas Hagner and his wife Catherine Gamble.
During the Union occupation of Tallahassee in the months following the end of the Civil War, the Knott House served as the temporary headquarters of Union Brigadier General Edward M. McCook.
On May 20, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read from the front steps of the Knott House. The region's enslaved African Americans were free at last.
During the Union occupation of Tallahassee in the months following the end of the Civil War, the Knott House served as the temporary headquarters of Union Brigadier General Edward M. McCook.
On May 20, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read from the front steps of the Knott House. The region's enslaved African Americans were free at last.
Creator
Breaden J. Belcher
Source
The Knott House Museum.
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Date
April 2017.
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Digital photograph.
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Citation
Breaden J. Belcher , “The Knott House.,” History in Public , accessed May 18, 2024, https://historyinpublic.omeka.net/items/show/19.