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By Mike Stroud, June 29, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Alligator Marker | | |
Inscription. Originally called Alpata Telophka, or Alligator Town, this site was a Seminole village, ruled by the powerful chief Alligator, an instigator of the Dade Massacre, which began the great Seminole War of 1835. Following the cessation of hostilities, a white settlement sprang up on the site of the old Seminole village and became known simply as Alligator. Prior to the War Between the States, the name was changed to Lake City.
Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-68.)
Location. 30° 11.401′ N, 82° 38.221′ W. Marker is in Lake City, Florida, in Columbia County. Marker is at the intersection of Marion Street (SR 47) (U.S. 441) and NW Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on Marion Street (SR 47). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake City FL 32025, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Apalachee Trail (a few steps from this marker); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 4.5 miles away); Florida’s Original Tourist Destination (approx. 12 miles away); Wars and Conflicts in White Springs (approx. 12 miles away); White Springs (approx. 12 miles away); The Residents of White Springs (approx. 12.1 miles away); White Sulphur Springs (approx. 12.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lake City.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, June 29, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Alligator Marker | | |
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. ..the relationship, marker shown, Dade Massacre
Also see . . .
1. Chief Halpatter Tustenuggee Micco or Chief Alligator...chickamaugacherokee.org. Chief Old Billy Bowlegs was the War Chief for King Phillip of Eufaula Town in the Creek Nation in Alabamaon When Old Billy Bowlegs was forced to move his people into Florida his name was changed to Chief Alligator, and Lake City, Florida was called Alligator before it became known as Lake City. (Submitted on July 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. History of The Dade Battlefield. a column of 107 soldiers led by Major Dade were ambushed by the Seminole warriors at the Dade Battle in Sumter County, Florida. (Submitted on July 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
3. City of Lake City history. 1859 The name was changed because the mayor's wife, who had recently moved to the town, refused to hang her lace curtains in a town named Alligator. (Submitted on July 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, June 29, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Alligator Marker along Marion Street US 441 (SR 47), at NW Orange Street | | |
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Wikipedia, via History of the Indian tribes of North America | |
| | | 4. (Old) Billy Bowlegs a.k.a. chief Alligator , Seminole | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 21, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 161 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on July 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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