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

U.S. Territory of Florida

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. U.S. Territory of Florida Marker

Inscription.
U.S. Territory of Florida
1822 - 1845
Territorial settlers were defended in
attacks from Seminoles and others by the
U.S. Army, Georgia Militia, volunteers and
Allied Indians

Sponsored by:
Descendants of our GGG + GGGG Grandfather
First Lieutenant John (Jack) Townsend
A territorial soldier and plantation owner
Ernest Lee Brown, Sr. Family
US Navy WWII

Erected by Ernest Lee Brown, Sr. Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 29° 11.16′ N, 82° 6.057′ W. Memorial is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. It can be reached from 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 E Fort King St, Ocala FL 34470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida (here, next to this marker); Marion County C.S. Units (here, next to this marker); Ocala Rifles

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(here, next to this marker); Florida’s Past Flags (here, next to this marker); Four Chaplains (here, next to this marker); John Jackson Dickison (here, next to this marker); St. Augustine (a few steps from this marker); Camp Blanding (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . Territorial Florida 1821 - 1845. (Submitted on May 30, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. U.S. Territory of Florida Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.