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

Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida Marker

Inscription.
Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida in 1847 & 48 two infantry companies of Florida volunteers restrained the Indians in South Florida while three infantry companies of volunteers went to the Mexican American War.

Dedicated to my great, great
grandfather Private Noah Townsend
Fort Brooke

Sponsored 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: Forts and Castles • War, Mexican-American • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 29° 11.161′ N, 82° 6.057′ W. Marker is in Ocala, Florida, in Marion County. Memorial 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. 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. Marion County C.S. Units (here, next to this marker); U.S. Territory of Florida (here, next to this marker); Florida’s Past Flags (here, next to this marker); Ocala Rifles

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(here, next to this marker); John Jackson Dickison (here, next to this marker); St. Augustine (here, next to this marker); Camp Blanding (here, next to this marker); Fort King (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . Fort Brooke. (Submitted on May 30, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. Fort Brooke - Tampa, 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 108 times since then and 14 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.