Ocala in Marion County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort King

Photographed by James R. Murray, November 13, 2015

1. Fort King Marker

Inscription. On a nearby knoll stood Fort King, important military outpost during the removal of the Florida Indians. Adjacent to a Seminole agency established in 1825, it was named for Col. William King and first occupied in 1827. Outside the stockade, on December 28, 1835, warriors led by Osceola ambushed and killed Gen. Wiley Thompson and four others. On this same day troops marching to the fort’s relief perished in the Dade Massacre. In 1844, after the Seminole War ended, Fort King became the temporary seat of newly created Marion County.

Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials, Marion County Historical Commission. (Marker Number F-65.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is December 28, 1835.

Location. 29° 11.177′ N, 82° 4.928′ W. Marker is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of East Fort King Street and Southeast 39th Terrace, on the right when traveling west on East Fort King Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 3800 East Fort King Street, Ocala FL 34470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: A different marker also named Fort King (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Second Seminole War / The Third Seminole War (about 400 feet away); The First Seminole War (about 400 feet away); The Seminole War (about 400 feet away); David Laffey Heritage Garden (about 400 feet away); A Tale of Two Forts (about 400 feet away); The Second Fort (about 400 feet away); The Treaty of Moultrie Creek (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Regarding Fort King. Site is a National Historic Landmark.

Fort King Marker after restoration image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2020

2. Fort King Marker after restoration

Photographed by James R. Murray, November 13, 2015

3. Fort King Marker

Fort King Marker looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2020

4. Fort King Marker looking east

Reconstructed Fort King image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 1, 2020

5. Reconstructed Fort King

Photographed by James R. Murray, November 13, 2015

6. Fort King Marker

View of National Landmark marker on property

Photographed by James R. Murray, November 13, 2015

7. Fort King Marker

Close up view of National Landmark Marker on property

Fort King
has been designated

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
2004
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 830 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on November 13, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 2. submitted on June 2, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on November 13, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on June 2, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 6, 7. submitted on November 13, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.