On Alabama Route 129 just north of Twin Street North, on the right when traveling north.
In the early days, Glen Allen was known as Stewart's Gap. Glen
Allen got its name from the last names of two engineers who
worked with the railroad company. In early 1889 lots were laid
out along the rail tracks using the railroad to serve as . . . — — Map (db m168048) HM
On 11th Avenue (U.S. 43) at U.S. 278, on the right when traveling west on 11th Avenue.
City of Guin, Alabama: The Early Years
In 1889, Dr. Jeremiah Guin gave land to the Kansas City, Missouri & Birmingham Railroad to allow completion of its Memphis to Birmingham railway. The rails connected at Dr. Guin's farm, about ¼ . . . — — Map (db m96796) HM
On U.S. 278 at milepost 66,, 0.2 miles north of Road 2, on the right when traveling north.
Side 1
Pikeville, designated as the first permanent county seat for Marion County, lies along General Andrew Jackson's Military Road. Earlier temporary county seats were mostly along the Tombigbee River in what was Mississippi when the . . . — — Map (db m96485) HM
In Memory of Re-Union 6th and 7th August 1904
Managers: Probate Judge Wm. R. White and Hon. Mack Pearce
Guest Speakers
Ex-rept. Wm. C. Davis, Hamilton - later Lieut. Gov. Ala.
Ex-Rept. Wm. W. Brandon, Tuscaloosa - later Governor, Ala. . . . — — Map (db m80883) HM WM
On Berryhill Road, 0.1 miles south of County Road 55, on the right when traveling north.
Andrew Jackson returned victorious from the Battle of New Orleans along this path to Tennessee after the War of 1812. Already in use by 1812, it was improved with federal funds in 1816. The road handled foot, horse, wagon, and stagecoach traffic and . . . — — Map (db m96483) HM
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at State Route 17, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
Side 1
Hamilton was established on November 17, 1882 and was named in honor of Capt. Albert James Hamilton. Hamilton was first known as "Toll Gate," named for a toll gate on the Jackson Military Road. The original county seat of Marion . . . — — Map (db m96479) HM
On Military Street South (U.S. 278) at 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on Military Street South.
Side 1
February 13, 1818 — Gin Port - west of Amory, MS on Tombigbee River
December 16, 1819 — Henry Grier House, near Columbus, MS - first designated courthouse
Late 1820-1822 — Military Ford Court - under . . . — — Map (db m96791) HM
The First Alabama Cavalry U.S. Army
Organized July 12, 1862 - Deactivated October 20, 1865
Huntsville, Alabama
Colonel George E. Spenser, Commander
Organized by special order No. 100 by Major General Don Carlos Buell of U.S. Army. Over . . . — — Map (db m80884) HM WM
On Old Indian Mound Road, 0.2 miles east of U.S. 278, on the left when traveling east.
The cluster of three mounds known as the
Hamilton Mounds site is the largest
indigenous mound site in Marion County,
Alabama. The site includes three mounds
along the Buttahatchee River: a large
mound with a two-tiered summit, another
smaller . . . — — Map (db m174428) HM
On Orlando Street at National Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Orlando Street.
Side 1{Map of Early Toll Gate Area
Hamilton, Alabama
County Seat Location}
Captain Albert J. Hamilton, Judge Terrell's son-in-law, petitioned the Alabama legislature for a new county seat election. Toll Gate won the . . . — — Map (db m96793) HM
On Haley's Road, 0.1 miles south of U.S. 278, on the right.
This land was originally part of Land Grant claim of Capt. Joseph Burleson • War 1812/Creek War under Andrew Jackson. By 1820 the Forks of the Buttahatcha Primitive Baptist Church was founded on the ridge to the NW of this site.
Capt . . . — — Map (db m248366) HM
On Bankhead Highway, on the right when traveling east.
Bank stands as architectural
and financial
landmark. Began serving community 6-8-1907.
Community's oldest bank. Doors kept open
continuously even during the Great Depression.
Current building designed by Warren, Knight &
Davis of Birmingham . . . — — Map (db m201513) HM
On Bankhead Highway, on the right when traveling west.
Earliest visitors to the region now known as Winfield were bands of Chickasaw Indians who frequented this area as a hunting ground. The abundant wildlife of the Appalachian foothills made this area attractive to early hunters. After the Chickasaw . . . — — Map (db m85847) HM
Near County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Road 637, on the right when traveling west.
Standing here, let yourself imagine the roar of a blacksmith's
forge the hiss of a bellows, and the clang of metal striking metal.
the blacksmith was an essential cog in the Morning Star Mine's
operation. He kept the company's ore wagons ready . . . — — Map (db m161935) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles south of County Road 637, on the left when traveling east.
The trail back to the parking lot crosses old mining
waste rock now covered with plants and trees. An
old Morning Star mill smokestack, like the one in
this 1915 photograph, lies on the ground nearby.
With the close of the mine and mill in . . . — — Map (db m161930) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Road 637, on the left when traveling east.
The Chase and Mulholland Store and the Morning Star
Mine Office stood on the foundations in front of you.
George Chase was the company's first manager, and
C. A. Mulholland was the store's manager. Chase built
the store as a commissary. All . . . — — Map (db m161933) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Highway 637, on the left when traveling east.
You might have to stretch your imagination to see it, but you
are standing in the midst of what was once the Morning Star
Mining Company's village. Some clues to domestic living
are growing around you-lilacs, quince, and daffodils.
The . . . — — Map (db m161938) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Road 637, on the left when traveling east.
The livery barn shown below stood on the site in front of you. Working horses and mules required shoeing, harnessing, and grooming, thus the barn was one of the first buildings built by the Morning Star Mining Company. The animals were essential . . . — — Map (db m161926) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.3 miles east of County Road 637, on the left when traveling east.
My daddy…was almost killed…in the mines.
It caved in and they heard gravel and felt it hitting their hats. They started running, well it did kill one man. It caught him. He almost got out, but he didn't. But the rest of them got . . . — — Map (db m161932) HM
On County Road 635, 0.1 miles south of County Road 637, on the right when traveling south.
The Ghost Town of Rush stands as mute testimony to the activities of a bygone era. Zinc carbonate ore was discovered in this valley in the late 1880's and the "rush" was on. Soon the hillsides were dotted with-mines sprouting colorful names such . . . — — Map (db m161923) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.3 miles east of County Road 637, on the left when traveling east.
Rush—and other Buffalo River valleys—
is a story of the progression human
occupation. In the hills and hollows around
you is buried evidence of centuries of use.
Ancient Indians once walked these banks
and hills, leaving . . . — — Map (db m161940) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Road 637, on the right when traveling east.
Rich zinc ore discovered in this valley brought hundreds of
people here in hopes of fortune. During the late 1800s and early
1900s miners worked in 15 different mines, composing the Rush
Mining District. In its heyday more than 2,000 men, . . . — — Map (db m161928) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.3 miles east of County Road 637, on the right when traveling east.
Smelter
Encouraged by a faulty assay report, the
Morning Star claimholders built a smelter in
1886 to test for silver. Alas, the test showed
only zinc. The smelter remained standing, a
symbol of the early mining period.
The Morning . . . — — Map (db m161939) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles south of County Road 637, on the left when traveling west.
At the site that would later be called the Morning Star Mine,
prospectors John Wolfer, Bob Setzer, and J, H. McCabe
thought they had found silver-bearing ore, when, in fact,
they had discovered zine, They built this smelter in 1886
to extract . . . — — Map (db m161927) HM
On County Road 6035, 0.2 miles east of County Highway 637, on the left when traveling east.
Across Rush Creek, in front of you, are the remains of houses and shops once owned by the Morning Star. Many families lived there over the years, some until the late 1960s. The building nearest you was the Taylor-Medley Store-started by Bill . . . — — Map (db m161937) HM
On U.S. 412 at North Berry Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 412.
Used to power the Hollinsworth Grist Mill on Little North Fork River in North Fork Township of Marion County.
Mill was built by Robert and Lemuel Hollinsworth in 1885 and operated until 1933.
This Leppel or double turbine water wheel and the . . . — — Map (db m93812) HM
On State Highway 14, 0.1 miles north of Potter, on the right when traveling north.
A native of Baxter County, Arkansas, this young 17 year old was killed during the Korean War in April 1951, while serving as a member of the U.S. Army, Company I, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. — — Map (db m160310) HM WM
On East Old Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Marion County, created in 1835, was first named Searcy County.
In 1836 its name changed to Marion by the first state legislature.
That same year Yellville was laid out as a town and made the permanent seat of county government.
The county . . . — — Map (db m93803) HM
Near Potter Lane at State Route 14, on the left when traveling east.
Yellville In The Civil War
While there were no major battles fought in Marion County, the area saw many scouts, expeditions and skirmishes during the Civil War, and civilians endured both soldiers and guerrillas. In November 1862. Union . . . — — Map (db m160309) HM
On Southeast Abshier Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Golden, Harold • Spradlin, Roger Wayne • Roland, John W. Jr. • Burkett, Harold Elmer • Morningstar, George • Smith, Fred D. Jr • Brass, Basil • Vernon, Donald G. • Hanson, Arnold A. • Scrivens, Samuel T. • Thomas, Jimmie L. • Britt, Howard • . . . — — Map (db m239482) WM
Rainbow Springs has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States
U.S. . . . — — Map (db m13618) HM
On County Road 337, 0.8 miles south of State Road 121, on the right when traveling south.
It’s August 11, 1539…
Hernando de Soto has taken a small force of 60 cavalry and 100 foot soldiers north through Timucuan territory towards the land of the Apalachee -
I have entrusted Captain Moscoso to lead the army north, while I . . . — — Map (db m126580) HM
Near County Highway 484, 5.2 miles east of Williams Street (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east.
Human Hands Changed the Land A mile east of here, you will encounter some rugged terrain. It's left over from a ship canal dug during the Great Depression. Some 8,000 men shoveled tons of sand and dirt onto mule-drawn carts and trucks, swatting . . . — — Map (db m167503) HM
Near State Road 200, 1.5 miles south of County Road 484, on the left when traveling south.
It’s July 29, 1539…
De Soto’s weary and starving army arrives at the village of Ocale -
We found the village abandoned but full of food and supplies. I ordered my men to rest and then gather enough provisions for the next several . . . — — Map (db m126579) HM
Near State Road 200, 1.5 miles south of County Road 484, on the left when traveling south.
Welcome to the Summit Ross Prairie is a wetland surrounded by a high-and-dry ecosystem known as sandhills. The plants and animals here live on ancient sand dunes, leftovers from when the ocean was higher. This area's topography presented a . . . — — Map (db m167505) HM
On County Road 40, 1.1 miles west of U.S. 41, on the left when traveling west.
One block to the south is the site of the discovery of hard rock phosphate in Florida by Albertus Vogt in 1889. It made Dunnellon a boom town and first center of the industry. The Tiger Rag, Early Bird and Eagle mines were among the most valuable. . . . — — Map (db m67058) HM
Near Northeast 154th Street east of Northeast 152nd Court Road, on the left when traveling east.
History Hidden in the Trees Across the river, concealed by trees, lies a relic from a largely forgotten episode in Florida's history. The Eureka Lock and Dam were built in the 1960s but never used. They were part of the Cross Florida Barge . . . — — Map (db m167896) HM
On East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
PT 17
57th Army Air Forces
Flying Training Detachment
Greenville Aviation School
Ocala Fla
The unit provided primary
flight training for US Army
Air Corps Pilots
1941 - 1944
Sponsored by . . . — — Map (db m198459) WM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
The 65th Infantry Regiment, an all volunteer unit from Puerto Rico was segregated by race, united by honor. With a long and honored tradition since its inception in 1899. The regiment has participated gallantly in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and all . . . — — Map (db m198482) WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
"The Island is flat and sandy with abundant wildlife. Numerous lakes and stands of trees also mark the landscape." Alvar Hunez Cabeza deVace Journal Entry, 1536 The geographic area that comprises the present-day Cross Florida Greenway has been . . . — — Map (db m166902) HM
Near East Fort King Street at SE 39th Terrace, on the left when traveling east.
In 1823, the Treaty of Moultrie Creek allocated land to the Seminole with the northern-most boundary of the reservation ending at what would soon be known as Fort King. Due to the growing friction between the Seminole and white settlers, the . . . — — Map (db m201370) HM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Who were "Americans" first? At least several hundred years before Crackers migrated from England and Scotland to the USA, and then wandered down the eastern seaboard to Florida in the 1800s Well before the Seminoles sought refuge in Florida . . . — — Map (db m167206) HM
On South Magnolia Avenue just south of West Silver Springs Boulevard (Florida Road 40), on the right when traveling south.
This building was built in 1884 and is one of the first buildings constructed after the Thanksgiving Day fire. Early occupants include a funeral parlor, dry goods store and hardware store. — — Map (db m189397) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
World War II ended with the surrender of the Japanese on September 2, 1945. The Allies, comprised of 18 countries, lost a combined total of 11,855,000 killed or missing in their armed services. Of allied countries, the USSR suffered by far the . . . — — Map (db m198442) HM WM
On Southwest Broadway Street just west of Pine Avenue (U.S. 27/441), on the left when traveling east.
In 1905, Dr. Richard Samuel Hughes II graduated from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, the second oldest African American medical school in the country. After moving to Ocala in 1908, Dr. Hughes helped form the American National . . . — — Map (db m120370) HM
On East Fort King Street east of Southeast Sanchez Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Victorian home with Classical Revival architectural influence. The residence of William Anderson, late 19th century druggist. Later, the residence of Marcus Frank, Ocala businessman and colorful city councilman. — — Map (db m189500) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
On August 6, 1945 Enola Gay - B-29 dropped first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. On August 9, 1945 “Bock’s Car” - B-29 delivered the 2nd bomb on Nagasaki Japan. Japan surrendered September 2, 1945 ending WWII thus beginning the nuclear age. . . . — — Map (db m198422) HM WM
Near East Fort King St at SE 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
December 28, 1835
The start of the Second Seminole War:
The second attack on that deadly day
Attack on Fort King
The same day as the Dade Massacre, the Fort King Indian Removal Agent, General Wiley Thompson, was anticipating . . . — — Map (db m201752) WM
Near Southeast 58th Avenue (Baseline Road) (Florida Route 35) 5 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard (Florida Route 40), on the left when traveling south.
From the Gulf — to Golf Imagine playing disc golf surrounded by bulldozers and workers digging! Just north of here, the Ocala Greenway Disc Golf Course sits within the remnants of the Atlantic-Gulf Ship Canal. By 1936, workers had . . . — — Map (db m167506) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Battle of Okinawa
1945
Haguushi Beach Head
Breaching the Shuri Line
34 U.S.ships sunk
16 Japanese ships sunk
Many Japanese aircraft destroyed
U.S. KIA - 12,280
Japan KIA - 134,000
Civilian - 75,000 . . . — — Map (db m198725) HM WM
On Southwest College Road (State Road 200) east of Interstate 75, on the right when traveling east.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 29th, 1883 fire broke out in Ocala. All of the buildings on the east side of today’s SE 1st Avenue from Silver Springs Boulevard to Fort King Street were destroyed. Five blocks of the business district were left in . . . — — Map (db m72921) HM
On East Fort King Street just east of Southeast Wenona Avenue (Southeast 8th Avenue), on the right when traveling east.
Victorian home with Carpenter Gothic architectural style. The residence of W.S. Bullock, Mayor and Judge in late 19th and early 20th century. Son of Civil War General Robert Bullock. — — Map (db m189502) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Named for LT. General Albert H. Blanding, one of Florida’s most distinguished soldiers.
Camp Blanding was established by the State of Florida in 1939. This 73,000 acre facility off State Road 16, near Starke, Florida played a major role in . . . — — Map (db m198991) WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Roosevelt EraThe Cross Florida Canal got its start during the Great Depression years. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's efforts to revive the nation's ailing economy involved a wide array of projects and jobs funded by tax-payers. The . . . — — Map (db m237438) HM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
What Changed? For nearly 500 years, the idea for a Cross Florida Ship and Barge Canal had been kept alive. There were several driving forces. • Hiding Caribbean gold shipments from pirates until fleets of protected ships sailed to . . . — — Map (db m166910) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Sunk by submarine while returning from Tinian Island after delivering critical parts of 1st atomic bomb due to radio silence orders. Crew was in water five days. Lost many men to shark attack.
July 30, 1945
Sponsored by: . . . — — Map (db m198270) HM WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
What do you think about when you see a long-leaf pine tree? If you had lived in North Carolina 100 or more years ago, pine trees might have caused you to think about turpentine and the Original Vicks Vapo-Rub. Household cleaners, medicine for . . . — — Map (db m167208) HM
On Southeast Tuscawilla Avenue just south of Southeast Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south.
This Queen Anne Style home features Georgian Revival characteristics. It was built in 1910 and is named for Harry Clarkson. He was the owner of the Clarkson Hardware Company which was located where The Marion Theater is on Magnolia Avenue. — — Map (db m189465) HM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
"I am today ordering a halt to further construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal to prevent serious environmental damage. "The Council on Environmental Quality has recommended to me that the project be halted, and I accept its advice. The . . . — — Map (db m166909) HM
On SE 26th Terrace, 0.1 miles south of East Fort King Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first national flag of the Confederate States of America, also called the “stars and Bars,” was adopted by the Confederate government in March of 1861, during the war between the Union and Confederacy.
Florida seceded on January 10, 1861 . . . — — Map (db m198355) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
CSS Submarine Hunley
Commander
1st LT. George E. Dixon - 21st ALA Inf.
Crew
C.F. Carlson
Arnold Becker
James A. Wicks
Carl Simpkins
Frank Collins
Joseph Ridgeway
Miller
Commanded by Confederate . . . — — Map (db m199055) WM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Dade Massacre
Dec. 28, 1835
Major Francis L. Dade and 110 men were attacked six miles north of Withlacoochee River. Four survived and one lived to tell the story. Troop was en route to Ft. King.
Same day, Gen. Thompson and . . . — — Map (db m198813) HM WM
December 28, 1835
The start of the Second Seminole War:
The first attack on that deadly day
Dade Massacre
On December 23, 1835, two companies of U.S. troops were dispatched from Fort Brooke in Tampa under the . . . — — Map (db m201516) HM
Near East Fort King Street near SE 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
It was the U.S. Army’s hope that forts and garrisons would be more self-sufficient and not depend on supplies from the Army. On September 11, 1818, a general departmental order stated, "the commanding officer of every permanent garrison. will . . . — — Map (db m202093) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Signed by John Hancock, President and attested by Charles Thomas, Secretary of the Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.
Written by Thomas Jefferson, it proclaimed that the American Colonies were no . . . — — Map (db m198744) HM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
"...the key to success in any conservation effort: Get the facts and then act… If you get the facts, the press will tell your story, government agencies will take action, legal suits will be documented, and presidents may intervene on your behalf." . . . — — Map (db m166908) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Enduring Freedom
We Will Not Fail
Oct. 7, 2001 - Dec. 28, 2014
Dedicated by: The Crowell Family 5 generations serving honorably honoring SGT Henry Crowell, Jr. — — Map (db m198143) WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
"In view of this unprecedented expression of opposition to continuing the Cross Florida Barge Canal by candidates for public office in Florida [petitions and resolutions] we respectfully call on you to implement a moratorium on construction of the . . . — — Map (db m166906) HM
Reserved on July 8th, 1850, as the first public burial ground for Ocala. Here are graves of those who founded the County Seat, of others here during its early years, and of Confederate and Union veterans of the Civil War.
Nearby are interred . . . — — Map (db m66993) HM
On South Magnolia Avenue just south of Southwest Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
This three-story building was built in 1886, and features the second oldest elevator in Ocala. This building replaced The Palace Hotel which was destroyed in the 1883 Thanksgiving Day Fire. — — Map (db m189540) HM
On Southeast 3rd Street just east of Alvarez Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This Church was founded in 1857 while Florida was still a pioneer state. This Colonial Federal Style Building was built in 1927. The bell in the steeple, dated 1891, still rings. — — Map (db m189452) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Florida Armed Occupation Act
8-4-1842 • 238 Signers
East of base line near Fort King a quarter
section of land for the head of a family,
or a single man over eighteen years of
age, able to bear arms
Sponsored by: . . . — — Map (db m198634) HM WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Some of the early migrants to the Greenway were known for whips and storytelling. Discover what happened. Discover The Island. Florida’s Crackers were mostly, it's said to be, English pioneer settlers and their descendants who began coming to . . . — — Map (db m167205) HM
Near Interstate 75 at milepost 346,, 2 miles south of Southwest College Road (Florida Route 200), on the right when traveling south.
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m237436) WM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Florida Seminole. After the Third Seminole War (1858), nearly 3,000 Indians were forcibly sent to the Oklahoma Territory. A small number of Seminoles continued to live in relative isolation in southern Florida into the 1900s. Flood control and . . . — — Map (db m167203) HM
Near Southeast 80th Street (County Road 328) at South Pine Avenue (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling east.
Early Migrants More Than Snowbirds The earliest migrants to Florida, determined by archeological evidence, date back to 500 A. D. Among them were the Deptford People, the Weeden Island People, the St. John's People and the Timican . . . — — Map (db m167202) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
1513
Spain
Ponce De Leon claimed Florida for Spain, first placed around St. Augustine
1565
France
Flew at Fort Caroline near Jacksonville, Spain defeated France 1565
1763
Britain
Britain . . . — — Map (db m198976) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
American Volunteer Group (AVG) created by Captain Claire Chennault in 1941. Consisting of American volunteer fighter squadrons based in Burma & China destroying 286 Japanese aircraft losing 50. Flying Tigers came from the fangs painted on the nose . . . — — Map (db m198403) HM WM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Fort Brooke - Tampa, Florida in 1847 & 48 two infantry companies of Florida volunteers restrained the Indians in South Florida while three infantry companies of volunteers went to the Mexican American War.
Dedicated to my great, great . . . — — Map (db m199009) WM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Built near Silver Springs 1827 to protect the United States frontier in Florida and named after COL. William King, Civil Military Governor of west Florida. December 1835, General Wiley Thompson was killed near Fort King, diseases killed many . . . — — Map (db m198857) HM WM
Near East Fort King Street at SE 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Fort King was a typical U.S. Army frontier fort and a noteworthy symbol of the longest and costliest war America had with its native people - the Seminole War. Fort King is a narrative that speaks of a complicated history as relates to the . . . — — Map (db m201351) HM
On East Fort King Street at Southeast 39th Terrace, on the right when traveling west on East Fort King Street.
On a nearby knoll stood Fort King, important military outpost during the removal of the Florida Indians. Adjacent to a Seminole agency established in 1825, it was named for Col. William King and first occupied in 1827. Outside the stockade, on . . . — — Map (db m150855) HM
On East Fort King Street at Southeast 39th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Fort King Street.
This marks the burying ground of the soldiers and civilians who died at Fort King during the Seminole War 1835-1842.
Fort King occupied the hill to the north-east and was established as a military post in 1827. — — Map (db m92978) HM
Near East Fort King Street at SE 39th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
A timeless memorial to those who
Lost Their Lives
at Fort King.
In 1927, the Marion County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had the great forethought to sign a title transaction that deeded this . . . — — Map (db m221845) HM
On East Fort King Street at Southeast 8th Court, on the right when traveling east on East Fort King Street.
These Apartments are constructed in the Modernist Architectural Style and were built in 1968. They were renovated in 2007 by Ronald W. Wetherington. — — Map (db m229277) HM
In the 1800’s,communication, supply delivery and trade between the Indian Agencies, Seminole and U.S.
Army forts proved to be challenging due to the lack of a clear path or road. In many cases forests, difficult or impassable terrain and . . . — — Map (db m201485) HM
Near E Fort King St, 0.1 miles south of E Silver Springs Blvd..
Army Chaplains,
Alexander D. Goode, Jewish
George L. Fox, Methodist
Clark V. Poling, Reformed
John P. Washington, Catholic.
Calmed the troops - gave their life jackets died praying together as troop ship Dorchester . . . — — Map (db m198256) WM
On SE 26th Terrace, 0.1 miles south of East Fort King Street, on the right when traveling north.
Jean Ribault led nearly 200 French settlers from Spain’s established colony near present day St. Augustine north along the St. John’s River.
Their mission was to claim an area near present-day Jacksonville and drive out the territory’s . . . — — Map (db m198351) HM
Near East Fort King Street, 0.1 miles south of East Silver Springs Boulevard.
Fredericksburg, VA
December 1862
Casualties
U.S.A. …12,700
C.S.A. …. 5,300
Deo Vindice
Frederick Dinkins, 1812 War vet and son of Rev soldier John Dinkins, had five family members defend the CSA at . . . — — Map (db m198026) WM
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