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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 ...
The Fort Meade Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on July 29, 1994) located in Fort Meade, Florida. The district is bounded by North 3rd Street, Orange Avenue, South 3rd Street and Sand Mountain Road. It contains 151 historic buildings.
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Polk County, Florida, highlighting Fort Meade in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
The Old Fort Meade School House is located within the bounds of the Fort Meade Historic District which is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on July 29, 1994) located in Fort Meade, Florida. The district is bounded by North 3rd Street, Orange Avenue, South 3rd Street and Sand Mountain Road. It contains 151 historic buildings.
[7] [8] In Fort Meade US 98/SR 700 leaves US 17/SR 35 and turns east again, secretly taking CR 630 with it. All three routes leave Fort Meade at the bridge over the Peace River where it becomes Frostproof Boulevard. In this segment, US 98/SR 700/CR 630 has two sharp reverse curves to the south and east, the first being near Pleasant Grove ...
Christ Church (Episcopal) is an historic Carpenter Gothic church in Fort Meade, Florida. It is located at 1 N. Cleveland Avenue. On May 6, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [2]
W. Henry Lewis House is a national historic site located at 424 North Oak Street, Fort Meade, Florida in Polk County. It is a two-story wooden Queen Anne style home, built in 1901. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 2012. [2]