Fort King
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Markerman62
N 29° 11.176 W 082° 04.964
17R E 394728 N 3229107
At historic Ft. King from the Seminole Wars era.
Waymark Code: WMDEVR
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2012
Views: 18
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 December 28, 1835, warriors led by Osceola ambushed and killed Gen. Wiley Thompson and four others. On this same day, troops marching to the fort's relief perished in the Dade Massacre. In 1844, after the Seminole War ended, Fort King became the temporary seat of newly created Marion County.
Marker Number: F-65
Date: 1961
County: Marion
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials in cooperation with Marion County Historical Commission
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