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

CSS Submarine Hunley

Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

1. CSS Submarine Hunley Marker

Inscription.
CSS Submarine Hunley

Commander
1st LT. George E. Dixon - 21st ALA Inf.

Crew
C.F. Carlson
Arnold Becker
James A. Wicks
Carl Simpkins
Frank Collins
Joseph Ridgeway
Miller

Commanded by Confederate States Army, built in Mobile, Alabama, July, 1863. February 17, 1864, first submarine to sink combat ship - USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor Hunley sank on returning.

Sponsored by:
Dennis K Baxley Family
Dedicated to PVT. William James Baxley
South Carolina

Erected by Dennis K Baxley Family.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 29° 11.156′ N, 82° 6.063′ 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 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. United States Submarine Service (here, next to this marker); USS Juneau CL52 (here, next

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to this marker); USS Nautilus SSN 571 (here, next to this marker); Old Ironsides (here, next to this marker); Four Chaplains (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Territory of Florida (a few steps from this marker); Capt. Charles McVey III (a few steps from this marker); Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocala.

Also see . . . H. L. Hunley Wreck (1864). (Submitted on May 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 14, 2022

2. CSS Submarine Hunley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.