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

Seminole Wars

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. Seminole Wars Marker

Inscription.
1st. Seminole War: 1817 - 1818
Warfare in south GA & Florida
Gen. Andrew Jackson led U.S. troops. Seminoles
we’re called Micos and we’re quickly defeated.

Spain ceded Florida to U.S. in 1821

2nd. Seminole War: 1835 - 1842
Dade Massacre near Bushnell
Seminole Chiefs - Jumper, Alligator, Micanopy
led Indians. No peace treaty was ever signed

3rd. Seminole War: 1855 - 1858
Short war mostly over land rights
Dedicated by: Ernest Lee Brown, Sr. Family
U.S. Navy WWII

Erected by Ernest Lee Brown, Sr. Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 29° 11.163′ N, 82° 6.051′ W. Marker is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. Memorial is on East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard. Marker located within the Florida Plaza section of the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2601 E Fort King St, Ocala FL 34470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dade Massacre (here, next to this marker); Fort King (here,

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next to this marker); Ocala Rifles (here, next to this marker); Florida’s Past Flags (here, next to this marker); Camp Blanding (here, next to this marker); Marion County C.S. Units (here, next to this marker); St. Augustine (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Monitor vs C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . Seminole Wars. (Submitted on May 29, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. Seminole Wars Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.