The site for this capital was chosen because of its location between Pensacola & St. Augustine
This location was chosen because it was halfway between their forts 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Florida Misses Being In The Tropics By 100 Miles - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Sep 10, 1989 ... Tallahassee was chosen as the capital in 1823 because it was midway between 
Pensacola ...