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Photographer: Marsha A. Matson
Taken: December 2, 2014
Caption: Hughs painting on marker
Additional Description: In 1835, the Seminoles resisted removal by the federal government to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. Under Osceola, they attacked U.S. military interests in Florida, starting the Second Seminole War. Seminoles struck the Lighthouse in 1836. Assistant Keeper John Thompson was severely wounded and his assistant, Aaron Carter, was killed. Oil painting by Kenneth Hughs, Courtesy of Historical Association of South Florida.
Submitted: December 17, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p295532
File Size: 1.266 Megabytes

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