Havana was incorporated in 1906 and came into existence as a result of the construction of the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad. The advent of the automobile demanded an expansion and improvement of roads, and the Old Spanish Trail, founded in 1917, met this need for decades. It eventually paved the way for the construction of Interstate 10. Here the Old Spanish Trail continues from Tallahassee via Hwy 27 and turns west toward Quincy via Hwy 12.