Corporal Jonathan R. Spears

USMC Corporal Jonathan R., J.R., Spears was a selfless individual that became an unfortunate casualty of the recent conflict in Iraq. Born in Pensacola, Florida on June 30, 1984 to Marie and Timothy Spears, J.R. grew up in the small ...

Captain Richard Bradford State Historical Marker

In March 1861, 15 days before Confederate batteries began firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, Richard Bradford enlisted in the Confederate army at Madison. Less than seven months later, Bradford became the first Confederate officer from Florida to die ...

National Museum of Naval Aviation

Fly high with an adventure at the National Naval Aviation Museum, one of the world's largest aviation museums. Located aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, this historic treasure boasts more than 150 beautifully restored aircraft, hands-on exhibits and more than 4,000 ...

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Sited to protect the strategic harbor at Key West, construction of Fort Zachary Taylor began in 1845 some 1,200 feet offshore from the city. After Florida seceded from the Union in January 1861, U.S. Army Captain James Brannan moved his ...

Gamble Plantation

Major Robert Gamble began a 3,500-acre sugar plantation on this site in 1844, and constructed the Gamble Mansion and a sugar mill of brick and tabby between 1845 and 1856. The Gamble family sold the plantation in 1858, and in ...

Manatee County Historical Records Library

Located in the restored 1918 Carnegie Library building, the library contains governmental records dating back to 1855.

County historical records, some of the Civil War era, are available to researchers, including deed books, marriage licenses, probate files, court records, County Commission ...

Manatee Burying Ground Cemetery

This cemetery contains the remains of at least ten Confederate veterans and officials including three delegates to the Florida Secession Convention - Ezekiel Glazier, James G. Cooper, and Dr. John C. Pelot, as well as at least three Union veterans ...

First Manatee County Courthouse

Constructed in 1860, this small wood framed building is believed to be the oldest remaining county courthouse built for that purpose in Florida. During the Civil War, the courthouse served as the political and judicial center of Manatee County which ...

Fort Myers Attack State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker for The Attack On Fort Myers contains details on the Confederate attempt to capture Fort Myers. On February 20, 1865, a Confederate force of some 275 men of Florida's Cow Cavalry commanded by Major William Footman ...

Fort Thompson State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker is located at the site of Fort Thompson, which was constructed in the late 1830s on the Caloosahatchee River for use as a military supply post during the Second Seminole War. During the Civil War, the ...