This leisurely 10 minute, 1/4 mile long trail will lead you to the site of Fort Chokonikla built in late 1849. It consisted of three square blockhouses for defense, and canvas tents for sleeping. No battles were fought here and it was abandoned . . . — — Map (db m62019) HM WM
On January 18, 1907, the Hardee County Courthouse property was conveyed to the City of Wauchula for the sum of $300. The city deeded the property to the county on September 22, 1927.
The building is an imposing structure with Tuscan columns . . . — — Map (db m278014) HM
Named in honor of Lt. George C. Hartsuff 2nd Artillery, U.S.A., whose detachment of men were ambushed in the Big Cypress Swamp, December 20, 1855, by the Seminole Indians killing several men and wounding many others.
Fort Hartsuff was a . . . — — Map (db m110528) HM
In 1915, Harry Stansfield, a native of England, and Dr. Y.E. Wright erected the two-story building to serve as the home of Orange Pharmacy. The mezzanine gallery was white with mahogany furnishings. Citizens admired the marble soda fountain and the . . . — — Map (db m277971) HM
In 1912, William B. Beeson, Sr., a lawyer and teacher, and his wife , Katherine Chambless Beeson, built their family home on Main Street. The fourteen-room house was one of the largest in Wauchula at the time. Lumber was hauled by wagon from . . . — — Map (db m290477) HM
The City Hall of Wauchula was built in 1927 at a cost of $80,000. Regionally known architect M. Leo Elliot utilized a Spanish design for the building, which contained city offices, an auditorium, and the fire department complex in the rear.
The . . . — — Map (db m277997) HM
Established in 1907, Wauchulas Second Bank, the Bank of Wauchula, opened for business. This building was constructed in 1913 with the bank and store rooms occupying the ground floor and professional offices and the Seminole Theater above. The bank . . . — — Map (db m277955) HM
In 1886, Florida Southern Railway purchased the right of way for the train tracks. By 1889, the town had a full-time depot master, regular train service and a wooden train depot. Railroad personnel named the train stop Wauchula, using a . . . — — Map (db m290478) HM
"Bone" Mizell
was DeSoto County's wag, prairie philosopher, cowboy humorist and prankster. He was beloved for his merrymaking. Bone was christened
Morgan Bonapart Mizell
He was born 1863 and died 1912. Bone is buried in Joshua Creek . . . — — Map (db m24589) HM
Born April 17,1876
In Millerstown, KY.
Owned an operated this Blacksmith Shop in Bowling Green, Fla. from 1897 until his death - July 13, 1953.
This shop stood as a historical landmark in Hardee County and was donated to Hardee County . . . — — Map (db m288308) HM
One of the Last Battles fought with the Seminole Nation ended here on June 16, 1856 with Defeat of the Indians by Soldiers from Ft. Meade. — — Map (db m61059) HM
