LIVE OAK, Fla. — The Douglass Center has now been marked a Florida Heritage Landmark.

An unveiling ceremony for the Florida Heritage Landmark Historical Marker at the Douglass Center was held Thursday morning.

“I want to thank God all mighty for this day of dedication to unveil this Florida Heritage Landmark Historical Marker here at the Douglass Center,” said Robert Ford, president of the Douglass Alumni Association.

It is the third landmark marker that has been erected in the city of Live Oak and the fourth in Suwannee County. The other markers are at the County Courthouse, Edward Waters College’s original site at Glass Street NE and Clay Street NE along Lisle Avenue NE, and at the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and Ivey Memorial Park Drive in Branford to recall steamboats on the Suwannee River.

County commissioner Clyde Fleming and Live Oak Mayor Frank Davis were guest speakers at the event.

Davis said the Douglass Center holds a special spot in his life.

After moving to Live Oak, his wife Amanda taught at the Douglass Center.

Lee A. Ford and James Martin had the honor of unveiling the marker for the large crowd.

The marker tells the history of the Douglass Center.

The school was operational for the 1956-1957 school year and the campus featured a music room, teacher’s lounge, office space, cafeteria, library, chemistry lab and agriculture, homemaking and physical education departments.

The school graduated its last class in 1969.

Ford thanked all of the donors for making the marker possible.