Hyde Park in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Brooke-Confederate Battery
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, 1993
1. Fort Brooke-Confederate Battery Marker
Fort Brooke (Tampa)
Established 1824 by Col. George M. Brooke 4th US Infantry, east bank Hillsborough river. Prominent as Army Headquarters Seminole Indian Wars of 1835-42 & 1855-58.
Confederate Battery
A parapet mounted by three 24-pounders & two 6-pound field pieces located across river (site US Custom House) repulsed landings on three occasions from Fedral gunboats following bombing of Tampa June 30, July 1, 1862-Oct. 16 & Dec. 25, 1863.
Erected 1968 by Hillsborough County Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 27° 56.447′ N, 82° 27.576′ W. Marker was in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It was in Hyde Park. It was at the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Hyde Park Place, on the right when traveling north on Bayshore Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Tampa FL 33606, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It was also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Dominican Proto-Martyrs of America (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Captain Joseph Fry (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker is gone though post and cap remain.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, 2017
2. Fort Brooke-Confederate Battery Marker post
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
