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Old Fort King Trail
By Mike Stroud, June 2008
Historic Fort King Trail Marker, looking west along 8th Ave.
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| On East 8th Ave near Angel Oliva Senior Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Old Military Road connecting Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. King (Ocala) ran through this vicinity. On Dec. 23, 1835, Maj. Francis L. Dade set out over the Trail with a detachment of 109 soldiers to reinforce the small garrison of Ft. King.
On . . . — — Map (db m126035) HM |
| Near U.S. 301 at Stacy Road. |
| | Old Fort King Trail is near the original Fort King Road. During the Second Seminole War, Fort King Road served as the main transportation and communication route between Fort Brooke (Tampa) and the Seminole Agency at Fort King (Ocala). Following an . . . — — Map (db m126033) HM |
May. 21, 2024