Stephen Foster Museum
by Judy Hall-Folde
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Stephen Foster Museum
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Judy Hall-Folde
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This is an excerpt taken from the state park website where the museum is in White Springs.
In 1931, Josiah K. Lilly, the son of Indiana pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli K. Lilly, suggested that Florida build a memorial to composer Stephen C. Foster whose song, 'Old Folks at Home', made the Suwannee River known all over the world. The Florida Federation of Music Clubs adopted his idea and obtained contributions of land for the project in White Springs, Florida. The Stephen Foster Memorial Commission administered the development of the park, which opened in 1950. In 1935, 'Old Folks at Home' was designated Florida's official state song.
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