Francis Eppes Plantation

Today that land encompasses the neighborhoods around Buck Lake including western Buck Lake Road, southern Pedrick Road, Planters Ridge Drive, Heritage Park Blvd and Doyle Conner Blvd.

The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Francis Eppes Plantation had the following: Francis W. Eppes, VII, was a grandson of Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson and Thomas Jefferson.

While the territory was under Spanish rule, Eppes served as Intendant (mayor) of Tallahassee.

He is noted for initiating the proposal to locate a state-supported seminary in Tallahassee, which eventually developed into Florida State University.

Eppes left Tallahassee for Orange County, Florida to begin citrus farming.