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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic) |
On This Spot
December 28, 1835
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By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Dade Battlefield Marker | | |
Inscription. Major Francis L. Dade and his command consisting of detachments of the Fourth Infantry, Second and Third Artillery United States Army, while marching from Tampa Bay to Fort King was attacked by a superior force of Seminole Indians commanded by Mico Nopah head chief of the Indians. The entire command save three were killed after a spirited resistance by the troops.
Here was fought the first battle of the Seven Years War with the Florida Indians.
This ground dedicated by the state of Florida as a memorial to those who died here as American soldiers.
By Authority of Chapter 8503
Laws of Florida 1921
Fred Cubberly - - - - - - J.C.B. Koonce
Mrs. A.M. Roland
Commissioners Dade Memorial Park
Erected 1921.
Marker series. This marker is included in the National Historic Landmarks marker series.
Location. 28° 39.072′ N, 82° 7.551′ W. Marker is in Bushnell, Florida, in Sumter County. Marker can be reached from Battlefield Parkway (County Route 603) 0.2 miles south of County Route 605. Click for map. To view this historical marker exit Interstate 75 at the Bushnell exit (County Road 48) and proceed east approximately 1.1 miles until you come to County Road 603 (Battlefield Parkway), and then you turn right (south). Head south on County Road 603 for about 1.0 miles and right after the intersection of CR 603 with CR 605, the roadway becomes the entrance to Dade Battlefield Memorial Park. Enter the park and proceed about 0.2 miles to the parking lot and you will find this historical marker located in front of the park museum which is immediately adjacent to the parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Bushnell FL 33513, United States of America. | | | | 
By Dale K. Benington, June 5, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Dade Battlefield Marker | | View of historical markers in front of Dade Battlefield Museum. | | |
Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 18 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Historic Citrus County Courthouse (approx. 17.8 miles away).
Additional comments.
1. Annual Commemoration
There is an annual and very realistic reenactment of the Dade's Battle each year during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. It is very much worth the small fee to observe one of the most historically accurate battle scenarios, not a simple open field event but actually done in palmetto and scrub forest as was present during the real thing. An amphitheatre has been created and the scrub cleared so that the battle appears to be IN the scrub. — Submitted November 2, 2009, by Warren W Johns of Groveland, Florida. |
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By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Dade Battlefield Marker | | View of historic marker that designates this historic site as being a National Landmark. | | |
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By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009 | |
| | | 4. On This Spot Marker | | View of the area that made up the initial site of the Indian attack (tall white pillars are situated on spots where individual officers were killed). | | |
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By Dale K. Benington, June 6, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Dade Battlefield | | The triangular formation of logs in front of the museum building represents the spot where the US troops threw up a log defensive formation and made their last stand. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on June 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 340 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on June 17, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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