Region:
Northwest
CONSTITUTION CONVENTION MUSEUM STATE PARK
Port St. Joe, Florida
Contact Information
200 Allen Memorial Way, Port St. Joe32456
(850) 229-8029
The Constitution Convention Museum State Park is
the site of Florida's first state convention. The
Constitution Convention as well as the vanished
city of St. Joseph are featured in the museum at
Port St. Joe.
Hours of Operation
The museum visitor center is open from 9 a.m. to
12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through
Monday, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's
Day.
Driving Directions
Constitutional Convention Museum State Park is located
in Port St. Joe, off U.S. 98.
Pets
Pets are allowed in the park on a six foot leash at
all times. Owners are reminded to pick up after their
pet. Registered guide and companion animals are welcome
inside the museum.
Activities
Guided Tours
Please contact the park directly and in advance
to have a ranger guided tour of the museum or to
have a ranger visit your school.
Interpretive Programs
A self-guided tour will lead you through displays and
exhibits of the era of the late 1830’s referencing
life in the town of St. Joseph. Railroad moguls mixed
with high society in this prosperous time. It was this
affluence that brought the state’s first constitution
convention to the town of St. Joseph in 1838. A replicated
convention hall takes you into the debate of delegates
Robert Raymond Reid, William P. Duvall, David Y. Levy
and Thomas L Baltzell. These life-size, audio-animated
mannequins bring a realistic touch to the pomp and circumstance
of drafting a state constitution. |
