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The new namesake of one of Gainesville’s oldest schools
A new, modern sign was erected last fall outside of one of Gainesville’s oldest public schools, replacing another sign bearing the name of a Confederate brigadier general. The former J. J. Finley Elementary School, which served White students during segregation, is now named for a third generation Gainesvillian, Carolyn Beatrice Parker, whose paternal grandmother was enslaved.
Carolyn Beatrice Parker was the granddaughter of Eliza Caro, who moved to Gainesville sometime after she was emancipated in 1865. Parker’s niece and namesake, Leslie Carolyn (Cosby) Edwards, said Caro was among the founding members of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, which was established in 1867. Edwards, a retired professor of literature, communication and cultural studies at SUNY Empire State College, remembers her aunt as a determined woman. The eldest of seven children born to Dr. Julius A. Parker and Delia M. Parker, Carolyn Parker playe
Water from the aquifer that serves as a source for the Ginnie Springs area (pictured) will be piped to the Nestle plant.
Nestle Waters North America will be able to ramp up bottling to nearly 1 million gallons of water a day at a North Florida plant after a permit was approved Tuesday over the objections of opponents who said it will continue degradation of the state’s natural springs and rivers.
After hours of public comment, mostly opposed to the proposal, the Suwannee River Water Management District Governing Board approved a permit application from Seven Springs Water Co. that will help Nestle expand its bottled-water operations in Gilchrist County.
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