Moore Haven in Glades County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Billie Bowlegs (III)

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— 1862 - 1965 —

Billie Bowlegs III Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by B. Jackson, February 22, 2009

1. Billie Bowlegs III Marker

Inscription. In the Ortona cemetery, eight miles west of here, lie the remains of a noble citizen of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a faithful representative of his people and a true friend of the white man.

Erected 2008 by Polk County Historical Commission and the Seminole Tribe.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 26° 49.967′ N, 81° 11.224′ W. Marker was in Moore Haven, Florida, in Glades County. It was on State Road 78 south of U.S. 27, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Moore Haven FL 33471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Florida’s Everglades.

It was also in the American South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 5 other markers are within 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 6 miles away); "Lone Cypress" and Everglades Drainage (approx. 6 miles away); "All Gave Some - Some Gave All" (approx. 6 miles away); Hurricane of 1928 (approx. 7.2 miles away); In Honor and Memory of the Veterans of All Wars (approx. 7.2 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is

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fairly new and is located on W State Road 78, a scenic Glades County highway bordered by sugarcane and cattle prairie on the way to Ortona cemetery where Billie Bowlegs is buried.

Also see . . . Billy Bowlegs III. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 15, 2018.)

Additional commentary.
1. Billie Bowlegs III
Billie Bowlegs III was born Billy Fewell on the Brighton Seminole Reservation between Okeechobee and Moore Haven, Florida. He renamed himself Billie Bowlegs III after the great warrior chief of the 2nd and 3rd Seminole Wars. He served as an important elder and historian.

— Submitted February 24, 2009, by B. Jackson of Maitland, Florida.

Grave of Billie Bowlegs III at Ortona Cemetery / Glades County, FL image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lou Claudio, November 27, 2017

2. Grave of Billie Bowlegs III at Ortona Cemetery / Glades County, FL

Original Billie Bowlegs (III) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 11, 2018

3. Original Billie Bowlegs (III) Marker

Ortona Cemetery, Final Resting Place of Billie Bowlegs III image. Click for full size.

Photographed by B. Jackson, February 22, 2009

4. Ortona Cemetery, Final Resting Place of Billie Bowlegs III

Photographed by Dave W, March 11, 2023

5. Billie Bowlegs (III) Marker

Sign used to be here, but nothing remains.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2009, by B. Jackson of Maitland, Florida. This page has been viewed 4,031 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1. submitted on February 24, 2009, by B. Jackson of Maitland, Florida. 2. submitted on November 28, 2017, by Lou Claudio of Safety Harbor, Florida. 3. submitted on October 15, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on February 24, 2009, by B. Jackson of Maitland, Florida. 5. submitted on March 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.