Cape Coral in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Harney's Point

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 2, 2018

1. Harney's Point Marker

Inscription. Near here on the Caloosahatchee River a band of 160 Indians attacked the Fort and Trading Post at four o'clock on the morning of July 23, 1839. In the raid led by Chief Chekaika of the Spanish Indians, thirteen soldiers died and fourteen, including Col. William S. Harney in command of operations, escaped down river. A year later Col. Harney returned and destroyed Chekaika in the Everglades.

Erected 1963 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-105.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is July 23, 1839.

Location. 26° 33.783′ N, 81° 56.166′ W. Marker is in Cape Coral, Florida, in Lee County. It is on Cape Coral Parkway East 0.2 miles east of Southeast 17th Place, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce in Bernice Braden Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2051 Cape Coral Parkway East, Cape Coral FL 33904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s

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Gulf Coast.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Iwo Jima Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); Locomotive 143 (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Dragon And His Tail (approx. 4½ miles away); Squeezing Success (approx. 5.9 miles away); Citrus on the High Seas (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Gift of Citrus (approx. 5.9 miles away); Citrus Heats Up in Fort Myers (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Past, Present, and Future of Florida Citrus (approx. 5.9 miles away).

Harney's Point Marker with Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 2, 2018

2. Harney's Point Marker with Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce in background

William S. Harney image. Click for full size.

National Archives

3. William S. Harney

National Archives at College Park, MD, ARC Identifier: 167252578.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,764 times since then and 155 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on March 23, 2024, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.