Alligator
N 30° 11.401 W 082° 38.220
17R E 342406 N 3340973
This "Alligator" historical marker is located in a city park in the Lake City Historic Commercial District in Lake City, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM30KW
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
Views: 45
The marker text reads as follows: "Originally called Alpata Telophka, or Alligator Town, this site was a Seminole village, ruled by the powerful chief Alligator, an instigator of the Dade Massacre, which began the great Seminole War of 1835. Following the cessation of hostilities, a white settlement sprang up on the site of the old Seminole village and became known simply as Alligator. Prior to the War Between the States, the name was changed to Lake City."
Marker Number: F-68
Date: 1961
County: Columbia
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
Website: Not listed
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