Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lake Wales
Lake Wales, Florida and Vicinity
▶ Polk County (88)
▶ Hardee County (4)
▶ Highlands County (6)
▶ Hillsborough County (245)
▶ Lake County (26)
▶ Manatee County (97)
▶ Okeechobee County (7)
▶ Orange County (90)
▶ Osceola County (13)
▶ Pasco County (72)
▶ Sumter County (58)
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▶ Hardee County (4)
▶ Highlands County (6)
▶ Hillsborough County (245)
▶ Lake County (26)
▶ Manatee County (97)
▶ Okeechobee County (7)
▶ Orange County (90)
▶ Osceola County (13)
▶ Pasco County (72)
▶ Sumter County (58)
Touch name on list to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Florida (Polk County), Lake Wales — Fort Gardiner —  |
| A few miles east of here, on the banks of the Kissimmee River stood Fort Gardiner. Named for Captain George Washington Gardiner who died in the Dade Massacre in 1835. Established December 2, 1837 by Colonel Zachary Taylor on his march to the Battle . . . — — Map (db m95056) HM | |||
| 2► Florida (Polk County), Lake Wales — Old Indian Trails — Fort Gardner — 1837 — |
| On Kissimmee River sixteen miles northeast of Lake Wales government trail leading to fort crosses highway between Gum Lakes. Lake Rosalee, where Seminole Indians stopped before moving to Everglades, is near this trail. — — Map (db m95053) HM | |||
| 3► Florida (Polk County), Lake Wales — F-763 — Sumica — |
| During the early 1900s, this area’s long leaf and slash pine forests were home to several small turpentine and timber communities. One such town was Sumica, located approximately two miles south of this location. The name “Sumica” is an . . . — — Map (db m112124) HM | |||
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