Old Fort Park

This city park contains massive coquina stone ruins known locally as the Old Fort but which are most likely the remnants of an 18th century British period residential or commercial structure. In the 1850s, a large wooden hotel with about ...

De Leon Springs State Park

Native Americans visited and used these springs as long as 6,000 years ago. In the early 1800s, settlers built sugar and cotton plantations that were sacked by Seminole Indians during the Second Seminole War. By the 1880s the springs had ...

The Florida Historical Society-Cocoa

Founded in 1856 in St. Augustine, the primary mission of the Florida Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and publish materials relating to the history of Florida and its peoples. After a period of inactivity during the Civil War and ...

Confederate Monument-Lakeland

Located in the center of downtown Lakeland's main public space, this monument made of Georgia marble was erected in 1910. The local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter raised the $1,750 for the construction of the 24-foot tall structure by ...

Fort Meade Historical Museum

Located in the restored c.1885 Old Fort Meade School House, this museum features an extensive collection of area artifacts. During the Civil War, Fort Meade was an important Confederate cattle driving center.

In 1864, several Union raids from their post ...

Polk County Historical Museum

Located in the restored 1908 Old Polk County Courthouse, the Polk County Historical Museum collection includes natural and cultural objects related to Polk County and the greater central Florida area that represent the area's history from pre-European times through the ...

Oak Hill Cemetery-Bartow

This cemetery contains the remains of nearly 60 Confederate veterans including Jacob Summerlin and Evander McIver Law. Jacob Summerlin was a successful cattle businessman who was known as the Cattle King of South Florida, and as the King of the ...

St. Cloud Heritage Museum

Located in the 1922 Veterans Memorial Library, the museum contains exhibits on the history and founding of this community. St. Cloud's history is linked closely with the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the largest organization of Union veterans of ...

Confederate Monument-Orlando

Dedicated in 1911 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this Georgia marble monument was erected in memory of the soldiers, sailors, and statesmen of the Confederacy. The ladies of the local UDC chapter amassed $2,500 for this memorial by ...

Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center

This hands-on museum is located within the Silver River State Park and is operated by the Marion County School District in cooperation with the park. It focuses on the environmental and human history of Florida.

Displays of artifacts, including tools and ...