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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Archer Alachua County, Florida Zip Code The Florida state capital is Tallahassee. What would you like to know about Archer Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items Archer Organizations, Churches, and Sports. Zip Codes 32618 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Archer is approximately 1,288 (2005). The approximate number of families is 607 (1990). The amount of land area in Archer is 5.884 sq. kilometers. The amount of land area in Archer is 2.4 sq. miles. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Archer to Washington DC is 724 miles. The distance to the Florida state capital is 125 miles. (as the crow flies) Archer is positioned 29.53 degrees north of the equator and 82.51 degrees west of the prime meridian. Archer elevation is 88 feet above sea level. Archer median income is $31,600 (2005). The Archer median home price is $84,800 (2005). Archer miscellany. Return to Index Location Archer location: in west-central Florida about 16 miles from Gainesville and about 81 miles from Jacksonville. Other nearby communities include East Bronson, Newberry, Bronson, williston, East Williston, Williston Highlands and Micanopy. Return to Index History & History Related Items Archer history: In the early 1850 "s a town called Deer hammock was established, probably in anticipation of the construction of the Florida Railroad from Fernandina(east coast of Florida) to Cedar Key (west coast of Florida). David Lee Yulee was granted a charter in 1855 to build the railroad. In 1858, the Florida Town Improvement Company, owned by the railroad company, laid out a town and named it ARCHER after James T. Archer, Florid;s first Sec. of State(1845-49) and an advocate of internal improvement. The first trains arrived in 1859. In the election of 1876, the ballots from the Archer precinct were challenged. They were allowed to stand by the Congress for the presidential election. That year Rutherford B. Hayes was victorious over Samuel J. Tilden. The voters for the governor were thrown out by the state. In 1880, Quakers from Ohio and Indiana organized a company which planted extensive orange groves using rows of oak trees as windbreaks. The freezes of 1894-95 destroyed the orange groves but the oak trees remained and at one time the city letterhead read "Archer, amid the oaks." The Maddox Foundry, established in 1905, by H. Maddox, continues to be the major industry and is still owned and operated by the Maddox family. Archer is still surrounded by agricultural, today it is mostly peanuts, cattle, hay and silviculture. Archer has historical markers for COTTONWOOD PLANTATION (private property): CITY OF ARCHER, located at city hall on W. Main St.; DAVID LEE YULEE, located at the old Archer Depot on W. Main St. home of the Archer Historical Society,and the most recent T. GILBERT PEARSON, located on S. Hwy 41. Pearson grew up in Archer and went on to found the Audubon Society. Archer is the second oldest city in Alachua County, Florida. The first being Micanopy. The county seat is Gainesville, home of the University of Florida. Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Florida To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Custom Search

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