Downtown in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Officers Quarters Fort Brooke
Brigadier General Zachary Taylor
| | (12th President of the United States) | |
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, February 19, 2017
1. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 1
the United States Army
in the 2nd Seminole Indian War
Erected by the Hillsborough County Historical Commission 1966
Monument restored by Hart with the Streetcar Extension in 2010
Side 2
Major General Andrew Jackson
(1st Provisional Governor of Florida)
(7th President of the United States)
First Recommended This Area As A
Military Site in 1818
during the 1st Seminole Indian War
(established 1824)
Erected 1966 by Hillsborough County Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
Location. 27° 56.703′ N, 82° 27.396′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Downtown. It is on South Franklin Street south of East Whiting Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Brooke Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Fort Brooke Municipal Parking Structure
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Timuquan Indian Mound (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. This marker is a replacement of one that was on a pedestal nearby.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, February 19, 2017
2. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 2
Photographed by Ignacio Prats, April 27, 2017
3. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 29, 2014
4. Original Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by Ignacio Prats of York, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,045 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on April 28, 2017, by Ignacio Prats of York, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
