Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hogtown Settlement/Fort Hogtown
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020
1. Hogtown Settlement/Fort Hogtown Marker
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Near this site was located Hogtown, one of the earliest settlements in Alachua County. It was originally an Indian village which in 1824 had fourteen inhabitants. Hogtown settlement is also mentioned in documents of the early nineteenth century which discuss land grants issued by the Spanish crown during the Second Spanish Period in Florida’s history (1783-1821). In the late 1820’s Hogtown became a white settlement as American pioneers occupied Indian land from which the Seminoles had been removed by the terms of the Treaty of Moultrie Creek. In1854, the town of Gainesville was founded on a site located a few miles east of Hogtown.
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During the Second Seminole War (1835-42), a settler’s fort was built at the Hogtown settlement near this site. Shortly before the onset of that war, men from the Hogtown settlement and from, Spring Grove, a community located about four miles to the west, organized a volunteer company of mounted riflemen, the Spring Grove Guards. Spring Cove was at that time the seat of justice in Alachua County (1832-1839). For several months, members of the Guards periodically paraded and patrolled
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Erected 1976 by Aluchua CountyHistorical Commission in cooperation with Department of State. (Marker Number F-264.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
Location. 29° 39.691′ N, 82° 22.292′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Northwest 34th Street (Florida Route 121) and Northwest 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of the Westside Recreation Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 NW 34th St, Gainesville FL 32605, 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. Gainesville Woman's Club (approx. 0.8 miles away); Timucua Burial Mound/Timucua People (approx. one mile away); Flavet Villages (approx. 1.4 miles away); Israel in Your Backyard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Emerson Alumni Hall (approx. 1˝ miles away); Gatorade's Birthplace
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020
2. Hogtown Settlement/Fort Hogtown Marker
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 24, 2020
3. Fort Hogtown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
