Casselberry in Seminole County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Concord
Photographed By Robert Tucker, July 13, 2017
1. Fort Concord Marker
Inscription.
Fort Concord. . 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.
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.
Location. 28° 40.438′ N, 81° 20.021′ W. Marker is in Casselberry, Florida, in Seminole County. Marker 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 or near this postal address: 153 Sunset Drive N, Casselberry FL 32707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Concord Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Casselberry
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 483 times since then and 47 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.
