The Republic of West Florida
N 30° 31.168 W 090° 30.449
15R E 739172 N 3378992
Brief history on the short lived Republic
Waymark Code: WM116BQ
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2019
Views: 3
The Florida Parishes of Louisiana were not a part of the Louisiana Purchase. Due to its strategic significance the region remained a part of the Spanish Empire. In 1810 residents initiated an armed insurrection known as the West Florida Revolt. After capturing the Spanish fort at Baton Rouge on September 23, 1810, the rebels raised the flag of the original Lone Star Republic and dispatched an army to solidify their control as far east as the Pearl River. Many residents of Tangipahoa and surrounding areas, who enjoyed large Spanish land grants and feared American annexation, supported the Spanish. A civil war within the Revolution resulted, pitting Spanish loyalists against the rebels. In December 1810 American troops under the command of William C.C. Claiborne forcibly annexed West Florida to the United States thus ending the short-lived Republic of West Florida.
Marker Name: The Republic of West Florida
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Other
Parish: Tangipahoa
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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