Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Second Seminole War

1835 - 1842

— Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park —

Second Seminole War Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022

1. Second Seminole War Marker

Inscription.
United States’ Indian Removal Policy brings on another conflict.

Major Dades command from Fort Brooke, Tampa, was attacked and destroyed by Seminole warriors

[Captions:]
Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesus commanded U.S. troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War

Chief Micanopy Chief of the Seminole Nation during the Second Seminole War

Erected by Hillsborough County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 27° 58.628′ N, 82° 21.813′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. The marker stands within Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33619, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it

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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: Similar Veterans’ Experiences (here, next to this marker); Two Peoples, Two Cultures (here, next to this marker); Third Seminole War (here, next to this marker); Veterans of an Earlier Era (a few steps from this marker); First Seminole War (a few steps from this marker); Mexican War, 1846-1848 (a few steps from this marker); Cow Cavalry Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Also see . . . Second Seminole War. (Submitted on March 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Additional keywords. Forced relocation

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022

2. Second Seminole War Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 302 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.