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Lithia in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Site of Fort Alafia

Indian War Stockade Built 1849 Community & Post Office Established 1855

 
 
Site of Fort Alafia Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, November 25, 2016
1. Site of Fort Alafia Marker
Inscription. 1st Lt. Irving McDowell, 1st Artillery USA. Later Major General & Commander of Union Forces at the Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). Garrisoned this fort in June 1850.
 
Erected 1961 by Hillsborough County Historical Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesWars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
 
Location. 27° 52.186′ N, 82° 8.216′ W. Marker is in Lithia, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Alderman Ford Park Drive and County Route 39, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in the parking area for the Pinecrest Little League Park located at Alderman's Ford County Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Alderman Ford Park Drive, Lithia FL 33547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Alderman's Ford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Turkey Creek School (approx. 5.6 miles away); Glover School (approx. 6.1 miles away); Bealsville (approx. 6.4 miles away); Site of Methodist Episcopal Church South (approx. 10 miles away); Memoria In Aeterna, 1911 (approx.
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10 miles away); Brandon Family Cemetery (approx. 10 miles away); Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument (approx. 10 miles away).
 
Site of Fort Alafia Marker in parking area of Pinecrest Little League Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, November 25, 2016
2. Site of Fort Alafia Marker in parking area of Pinecrest Little League Park
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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