History of Hague
The Florida Southern Railroad, building a line from Gainesville to Newnansville, announced in July of 1883 that it was naming a new town north of Gainesville, Hague. This apparently honored Archelaus Hague, who was later named postmaster of Hague in November of 1883. With rail service the town grew, boasting of a gristmill, cotton gin, two saw mills, general stores, and a new school by the end of 1890. Thomas Haile has also planted an orange grove that year. Today Hague is an agricultural center and the home of a large General Electric manufacturing plant.
This information has been researched and compiled by the Alachua County Historical Commission, and sponsered by the Alachua County Commission as part of the Alachua County Historical Tour Series (1986)