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Tallahassee Florida Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - White Logo

Tallahassee Florida Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - White Logo

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The Tallahassee cap, for the town that is the capital under the canopy oaks. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Tallahassee vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in white thread.

The cap is the easiest Tallahassee piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

An unstructured 6-panel dad cap with a low-profile fit and Permacurv visor, embroidered with our classic vintage-inspired finish. Breathable cotton, a self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle, a matching undervisor, and four-row visor stitching for durability. All colors are 100% cotton; the camo variation is 65% polyester / 35% cotton. Embroidery uses thread rather than ink, so slight differences from the digital product image are normal; full details are in our Embroidery footer.

Hernando de Soto wintered at the Apalachee town of Anhaica in 1539 and kept the first Christmas in North America there; Mission San Luis served as the Spanish provincial capital from 1633 to 1704. Tallahassee was chosen as Florida’s capital in 1824 as the midpoint between St. Augustine and Pensacola, and the name is Muskogean for old fields.

The porticoed Old Capitol was finished in 1845 with statehood and wears its candy-striped awnings still; the Battle of Natural Bridge in 1865 kept it the only uncaptured Confederate capital east of the Mississippi. Five canopy roads tunnel through live oaks and Spanish moss in the Red Hills. The capital under the oaks is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — TALLAHASSEE FL EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: Tallahassee, Florida

Founded: 1824; incorporated 1825

Known for: Florida’s capital since 1824; the candy-striped Old Capitol; the canopy roads; Mission San Luis

Art: Tallahassee vintage retro logo, white (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, white thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The name means something close to ‘old town’ or ‘old fields’ in the Creek tongue, and it was old long before it was a capital. Tallahassee was chosen in 1824 as the seat of territorial Florida for a plain reason of geography: it sat roughly halfway between St. Augustine and Pensacola, the two old colonial capitals of East and West Florida that the United States had just joined together under the 1819 treaty with Spain. Surveyors laid out a grid in the Red Hills, the town incorporated in 1825, and a frontier capital took root in the Leon County woods.

But people had lived on this ground for thousands of years. The Apalachee built earthen mounds here — the great ceremonial center now preserved at Lake Jackson Mounds — and farmed the rich red soil. In the winter of 1539, Hernando de Soto's expedition seized the Apalachee town of Anhaica, on a site about half a mile east of today's Capitol, and kept what is often called the first Christmas in the continental United States. It is worth saying plainly that de Soto's march brought violence and disease to the Apalachee; the ‘first Christmas’ was also the opening of a long and ruinous contact.

Why People Visit Tallahassee

Tallahassee blends civic history with surprising green space. Visitors mix the capitol buildings and downtown museums with canopy-road drives, gardens, and easy urban trails. It is scholarly, calm, and quietly scenic, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. This is Old Florida and the modern capital at once — history and everyday culture sitting side by side under the oaks in a welcoming way.

Tallahassee Florida Merlin Classics retro logo — Florida alligator, Florida Territory Est. 1845