Gainesville in Alachua County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Clarke

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 20, 2013

1. Fort Clarke Marker

Inscription. Near this site was located Fort Clarke, originally a U.S. Army Post during the Seminole War, and afterwards a settlement. The name is preserved in nearby Fort Clark [sic] Church. At this site crossed the early settlement and military road connecting the old county seats at Newnansville (near present-day Alachua) and Spring Grove with Micanopy. Fort Clarke was named for a U.S. Army officer.

Erected 1972 by Alachua County Historical Commission, Authorized by The Board of County Commissioners In Cooperation With Department of State. (Marker Number F-201.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Roads & Vehicles • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 29° 39.601′ N, 82° 26.356′ W. Marker is in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It is on West Newberry Road (State Road 26) near NW 91st Street, on the right when traveling east. Located on grounds of Fort Clarke Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gainesville FL 32607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Forced into Service (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Stage Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cpl Milton Lewis (approx.

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3.1 miles away); Korean War Veterans (approx. 3.2 miles away); Duane E. Dewey (approx. 3.2 miles away); Patrick K. Prindeville and Tomorio D. Burkett (approx. 3.2 miles away); World War II (approx. 3.2 miles away); Combat Wounded Veterans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gainesville.

Fort Clarke Marker, looking east along West Newberry Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 20, 2013

2. Fort Clarke Marker, looking east along West Newberry Road

Fort Clarke Marker, looking westward on West Newberry Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 20, 2013

3. Fort Clarke Marker, looking westward on West Newberry Road

Photographed by Joel Seewald, May 1, 2024

4. Fort Clarke Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,118 times since then and 102 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.