Fort Dade
N 28° 28.658 W 082° 10.704
17R E 384647 N 3150679
A historical marker about Fort Dade is located along Highway 301 just north of Dade City in Pasco County, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM4612
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2008
Views: 35
The marker text reads as follows: "Located one mile east of this point on the south bank of the Withlacoochee River at the crossing of the Fort King Road. The Fort, built in 1837, named for Major Francis Langhorne Dade, served for many years as a depot and observation post in the heart of the Seminole Indian settlement. Here, March 6, 1837, the Seminole leaders, Jumper and Alligator, met General Thomas S. Jesup to sign the "Ft. Dade Capitulation.""
Marker Number: F-136
Date: 1966
County: Pasco
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historical Memorials
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