~ Rochelle ~

In 1840, it was named Gruelle, after the man who surveyed the land and brought the Florida Southern Railroad through the middle of the town, making the stop essential to the growing economy. It became Rochelle in 1884 to honor Martha Rochelle Perry, his wife. It too had a brief citrus prosperity.A tiny town, 20 minutes SW of Gainesville, was once an up-and-coming town fed by a local railroad and bathed in a rich history. Rochelle was originally named Perry junction after Governor Madison Starke Perry, who owned a large chunk of land and was the governor that brought Florida to secede from the union during the American civil war. Settled in the 1830s, the town was known as Perry's Junction after Madison Starke Perry, a wealthy plantation owner who served as governor from 1857 to 1861.

2022

 The Bradley Home 2022 

 The Bradley Home

Rochelle School, the Old Martha Perry Institute, In 1840, it was named Gruelle 

This building was directly across the street from the school and was probably a shed or carriage house

The old Masonic Lodge

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