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Fort Pierce, named for its first commander Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, was built in 1838 as a defensive position in the Second Seminole War. During the war, then second-lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman was stationed at Fort Pierce. [3] It was abandoned in 1842 at the end of the war and burned down the following year. [citation needed]
Fort New Smyrna - Second Seminole War Fort. [4] Fort Ogden; Fort Peyton - Second Seminole War Fort - (originally called Fort Moultrie which was located 6 miles west of St. Augustine). [4] Fort Pickens; Fort Picolata; Fort Pierce - Second Seminole War Fort. Fort Poinsett, on Cape Sable, Second Seminole War. Fort Preston - Second Seminole War ...
Fort Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, dating its origins to 1849, when it was established along a new military road from Tampa (Fort Brooke) to Fort Pierce following the Second Seminole War. The town and road were originally sited by then-lieutenant George Meade of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, whose commander named it for him. [6]
By 1837 the Second Seminole war had broken out in Florida. In December 1837, a group of soldiers under the command of Lt. Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce sailed down the Indian River and established a fort, naming it after their commander. Today the county seat of St. Lucie County is still known as Fort Pierce.
The city was named after the Fort Pierce Army post which was built nearby in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, and lasted until 1842. [1] The military post had been named for Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, a career United States Army officer and the brother of President Franklin Pierce.
The Second Seminole War, often referred to as the Seminole War, is regarded as "the longest and most costly of the Indian conflicts of the United States". [12] After the Treaty of Payne's Landing in 1832 that called for the Seminoles' removal from Florida, tensions rose until fierce hostilities occurred in Dade's massacre in 1835.
Pages in category "Second Seminole War fortifications" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. ... Fort Basinger (Seminole War Fort) Fort Brooke ...
Fort Basinger's original site is located approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Fort Pierce, Florida, along U. S. Highway 98 in Highlands County, Florida. It was a stockaded fortification with two blockhouses that was built in 1837 by the United States Army .