I've always wondered why Dade County GEORGIA was named for Gen. Francis Langhorne Dade... he was never in this part of Georgia and not a whole lot has been written about him in history books. Sue -------Original Message------- From: earleene <erpre@earthlink.net> Sent: 07/28/03 11:46 PM To: GADADE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GADADE] Francis Dade > > linda,i'm also in fla & the same gen dade was the person both places are named for. there is a dade battle field park in bushnell fl with lots of info on him i think it was his last battle it is off 301 earleene. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James&Linda Sanford" <jsowlhaven@att.net> To: <GADADE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:26 PM Subject: [GADADE] Francis Dade > Hi. I may be jumping in not having a clue what your looking for. I live just two counties north of Dade in Florida.The county of Dade was named after, Major Francis Langhorne Dade. Is someone looking in the wrong Dade county? I'd be happy to help down here if I can. > > Linda Holland Sanford > > Owlhaven > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > To post messages to everyone on the list, send > your email message to: GADADE-L@rootsweb.com > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== Don't leave any stone unturned. Visit the Rootsweb Resource Page for Dade County http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Dade/ >