Remembering Suwannee : Wellborn, Part 1

Eric Musgrove Contributor Wellborn is one of the oldest communities in Suwannee County; the area around it was settled by Americans before practically any other location in the County. Wellborn's age, coupled with its story, makes for an interesting (to me, anyway!) series of articles. So, today, we begin a multi-article look at Wellborn's history. Historians would say that the present community of Wellborn began in the early 1830s when George E. McClellan claimed 560 acres at Wellborn's present site along the Old Spanish Trail (later increased to more than 2,000 acres). At the time, Native American attacks were still common in this frontier area of Florida. While the first homes were un