Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Officers Quarters Fort Brooke

Brigadier General Zachary Taylor

— (12th President of the United States) —

Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Fillmon, February 19, 2017

1. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 1

Inscription. Side 1
Commanded from here, 1838-1840
the United States Army
in the 2nd Seminole Indian War

Erected by the Hillsborough County Historical Commission 1966
Monument restored by Hart with the Streetcar Extension in 2010

Side 2
Major General Andrew Jackson
(1st Provisional Governor of Florida)
(7th President of the United States)
First Recommended This Area As A
Military Site in 1818
during the 1st Seminole Indian War
(established 1824)

Erected 1966 by Hillsborough County Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 27° 56.703′ N, 82° 27.396′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker is on South Franklin Street south of East Whiting Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Brooke Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Fort Brooke Municipal Parking Structure

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(about 400 feet away); Great 1909 Auto Race (about 500 feet away); Tampa Salutes MacDill AFB (about 600 feet away); In the Beginning... (about 600 feet away); Tampa Goes to War (about 700 feet away); The War Years (about 700 feet away); History in the Air (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

More about this marker. This marker is a replacement of one that was on a pedestal nearby.

Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Fillmon, February 19, 2017

2. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker Side 2

Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Ignacio Prats, April 27, 2017

3. Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker

Original Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 29, 2014

4. Original Officers Quarters Fort Brooke Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017, by Ignacio Prats of York, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2017, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on April 28, 2017, by Ignacio Prats of York, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.