Fort Foster, Hillsborough River State Park

Fort Foster State Historic Site is part of Hillsborough River State Park, though located on the East Side of US 301 from the park. Fort Foster is a reconstructed fort from the Second Seminole War. The original fort was built ...

Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center

This 3,700-acre nature preserve, situated on Old Tampa Bay, was home to Native Americans for thousands of years. The site gave the name to the Weeden Island Culture, whose distinctive ornate pottery was first recorded on Weedon Island in 1924. ...

Battle of Okeechobee Historic Marker

A historic plaque marks the location of the Okeechobee Battlefield, a site designated as a National Historic Landmark. In late December 1837, Colonel Zachary Taylor met Seminoles who were led by chiefs Coacooche (Wild Cat), Halpatter (Alligator) and Abiaka (Sam ...

Turtle Mound Trail, Canaveral National Seashore

At almost 45 feet in height, Turtle Mound is one of the tallest shell middens in Florida. It is an impressive site situated on a narrow strip of land between the old Intercoastal Waterway channel and Apollo Beach. Turtle Mound ...

Seminole Rest, Canaveral National Seashore

Seminole Rest consists of several prehistoric shell mounds dating from 4,000 years ago to 1565. Snyder's Mound, the largest mound at this site, is unique because few mounds this large remain intact today.

There is a self-guided hiking trail through the ...

Hontoon Island State Park

In the middle of the St. Johns River, 2,000-year-old shell midden mounds are found along the shoreline and in the interior of Hontoon Island. Intricately carved wooden animal effigies have been recovered from these midden mounds.

Trails through the island ...

Alexander Springs Recreation Area, Ocala National Forest

Archaeological excavations have uncovered evidence of Native American settlements at the spring dating back 1,000 years. These are explained on the short nature trail near the campground.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

Photo courtesy of Lake County, Florida.

Fort King National Historic Landmark Historical Marker

A marker commemorates Fort King, a military outpost during the Second Seminole War named for Colonel William King and first occupied in 1827. After the Seminole War ended, Fort King became the temporary seat of newly created Marion County.

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Battery Worth

Battery Worth, built in 1899, is located east of Fort Pickens and west of Battery Langdon. The gun emplacement is named after Brevet Major General William J.

Worth who distinguished himself during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, ...

Coast Guard Station

Two decades after the end of the Civil War, the first U.S. Life Saving Station at Pensacola Bay was established just four miles east of Fort Pickens.

Charged with patrolling the seashore day and night, the crew assisted stranded voyagers. ...