Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Brooke Mass Grave
Tampa
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Ft. Brooke, Mass Grave Marker
Through the efforts of the city of Tampa and Tampa Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1987.
Location. 27° 57.269′ N, 82° 27.426′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from East Harrison Street near North Morgan Street. Located adjacent to the Sexton Cottage, Oaklawn Cemetery. 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. Tampa Native Americans (here, next to this marker); 29 Sea Captains and Mariners (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate States Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); Victims of the Yellow Fever (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Sagamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); Oaklawn and St. Louis Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Priests' Graves (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Fort Brooke Battery
Also see . . . Fort Brooke. would serve as a major outpost on Florida's Suncoast during all three Seminole Indian Wars and the Civil War. (Submitted on February 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 9, 2010
2. Ft. Brooke, Mass Grave Marker, shares location with Tampa Native Americans marker
Ft. Brooke, Mass Grave. There are two mass graves at Oaklawn Cemetery. Both are in the Northeast Section. One, adjacent to the Sexton Cottage, contains the remains of 102 settlers and soldiers that were
originally interred at Ft. Brooke, the U.S Army fort near the mouth of the Hillsborough River that was the first European settlement in the area.
Founded in 1824, Ft. Brooke was abandoned as a military post in 1832, by which time the settlement of Tampa had taken root.(Historic Guides and the Tampa Historical Society)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, January 9, 2010
3. Ft. Brooke, Mass Grave Marker
Of Four Unknown Soldiers
U.S.Army 4th Infantry
Fort Brooke
Who Died circa 1825
Reinterred at Oaklawn 1996
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,052 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
