Middleburg in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Heilman

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, April 2, 2017

1. Fort Heilman Marker

Inscription. Fort Heilman, named after Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Julius F. Heilman, was built in the mid 1830´s at the spot where the north and south forks of Black Creek join. It was a temporary wooden stockade used during the First Seminole War as a quartermaster work shop and storage depot. Clustered around the stockade were the log huts of the small village of Garey´s Ferry. When the Indian wars ended the fort was abandoned.

Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-58.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 30° 4.376′ N, 81° 51.871′ W. Marker is in Middleburg, Florida, in Clay County. Marker is at the intersection of Blanding Boulevard (Florida Route 21) and Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling north on Blanding Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2465 Blanding Blvd, Middleburg FL 32068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Middleburg Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Middleburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thompson - Chalker Docks (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Roy Stanley Geiger, United States Marine Corps

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Town of Penney Farms 1927 (approx. 7.2 miles away); Camp Chowenwaw (approx. 9.3 miles away); Camp Blanding (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Military Order of the World Wars (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middleburg.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, April 2, 2017

2. Fort Heilman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,068 times since then and 74 times this year. Last updated on April 10, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.