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Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala.It was named after U.S. Army Colonel William King, commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment and the first governor of the provisional West Florida region.
The Seminoles gave up their lands in the panhandle and slowly settled into the reservation, although they occasionally had clashes with European Americans. Colonel (later General) Duncan Lamont Clinch was placed in charge of the Army units in Florida. Fort King was built near the reservation agency, at the site of present-day Ocala, Florida. [19]
Fort Keats - Second Seminole War Fort. Fort King - Second Seminole War Fort. Fort Kingsbury - Second Seminole War Fort. [4] Fort Kissimmee; Fort Lane – one in a series of four small, short lived forts built along the St. Johns River during the Seminole Wars. These forts were used to garrison troops and protect supplies during War. [18]
1614 East Fort King Street, Ocala, FL 34471. United States: District information; Motto: ... Fort King Middle School; Fort McCoy School (K-8) Horizon Academy at ...
The Fort King reconstructed fortress in Ocala Florida. Ocala is named after Ocale (also Cale, Etocale, and other variants) a Timucua village and chiefdom recorded in the 16th century, the name of which is believed to mean "Big Hammock" in the Timucua language. [11]
At around 8:00 AM on the morning of December 28, 1835, around 130 Seminoles, led by Chief Micanopy, ambushed Major Dade and over 100 men along a segment of the Fort King Road as they marched to reinforce the troops stationed at Fort King (present-day Ocala, Florida). Dade, another commanding officer, and the entire left flank, consisting of one ...
Stephen King has given a blunt three-word response to discovering that 23 of his books have been banned from school libraries in Florida, a law that is now being challenged by six major book ...
Category: Buildings and structures in Ocala, Florida. ... Forest High School (Florida) Fort King; H. Howard Academy; L. Lake Weir High School; M. Marion Hotel (Ocala ...