At this meeting, teachers from around the state formed the Florida Education Association. This teachers' union remains the state's predominant voice for educators and is affiliated with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. The town contains other historically significant landmarks. The Walton County Library is located on Circle Drive, the oldest extant library in the state of Florida. The library contains antiquities, including an impressive medieval weapon collection, in addition to many first-edition books. Also situated on Circle Drive are the Walton County Heritage Museum, housed in the former L&N railroad depot, and St. Agatha's Episcopal Church, built in 1895–1896. First Presbyterian Church is the only private structure in the Lake Yard, the park surrounding the lake. Although Walton County was opposed to secession, the first monument to the Confederate war dead constructed in Florida is located on the lawn of the Walton County Courthouse. A chicken processing plant operated by Perdue Farms at DeFuniak Springs was closed in April 2004. DeFuniak Springs is located at 30°43'N 86°7'W (30.721,-86.119). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land, and (2.49%) is water. DeFuniak Springs has a humid subtropical climate. Public schools in Defuniak Springs are run by the Walton County School District. At the time of planning, the founders of DeFuniak Springs were interested in the adult education movement. For DeFuniak Springs, this movement did not only include the Chautauqua center, McCormick University and Academy, and the State Normal School, but also a community library. In 1887, a group of women formed the Ladies Library Association and their goal was to establish a library that would become the “little sister” to the Chautauqua center, university, and school . The Ladies Library Association chose a plot of land adjacent to the Chautauqua center and signed a lease for ninety-nine years . By the end of 1887, five years after the initial plan of the village, there was a community library. The Ladies Library Association’s main goal of establishing a social library was complete. Initially, the library relied on book donations, but also purchased books from the Ladies Reading Club and a private book owner, J. L. Shearer . The Ladies Library Association persisted and was able to maintain the library, books, and maintenance of the library for quite some time. However, by 1923, the Ladies Library Association was unable to continue to sustain the library and requested city funds, which the city took on gradually.