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Populated places established in 1823

  • Tampa, FloridaThe name Tampa first appeared in the memoirs of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, who spent 17 years as a captive of the Calusa people.
  • Macon, GeorgiaIn 1809, President Thomas Jefferson directed the construction of Fort Benjamin Hawkins on Creek lands along the Ocmulgee River.