Casselberry in Seminole County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Concord

Photographed by Robert Tucker, July 13, 2017

1. Fort Concord Marker

Inscription. During the interbellum periods of the Seminole Wars, local militia in the Casselberry area built forts to protect settlers from Seminole attacks. Aaron Jernigan, the original settler of Orlando, helped tp construct a small blockhouse with local settlers on the northeast shore of Lake Concord in 1849 . The blockhouse was known as Fort Concord or Fort Comfort. The impetus for its construction was the Indian Scare of 1849 when Seminoles attacked a settlement on the Indian River in response to being restricted to the Seminole Reservation. The Fort was only meant to be a temporary fortification and no trace remains today.

Erected by City of Casselberry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 28° 40.438′ N, 81° 20.021′ W. Marker is in Casselberry, Florida, in Seminole County. It is at the intersection of Sunset Drive North and Alpeen Drive, on the left when traveling north on Sunset Drive North. Touch for map. Marker is at

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or near this postal address: 153 Sunset Drive N, Casselberry FL 32707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

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: Concord Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Casselberry (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Belgian Azalea Gardens (approx. 0.4 miles away); John & Annie Griffin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Freedom is not Free (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brightwater (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Casselberry.

Photographed by Robert Tucker, July 13, 2017

2. Fort Concord Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2017, by Robert Tucker of Deland, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Robert Tucker of Deland, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.