Rough Riders Encampment June 1896
N 27° 56.933 W 082° 28.989
17R E 354094 N 3092425
Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders camped here.
Waymark Code: WM5F58
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2008
Views: 34
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area, a sand flat without a tree, but surrounded by an extensive forest, was the camp site of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the most unsual regiment in the history of the US Army.
The Rough Riders (1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment), 1200 strong - included cowboys, indians, polo players, ranchers, hunters, socialites, lawmen, trappers, et al. This hodge podge group left Tampa to fight in the hills of Cuba for their belief that "All Men Should Be Free." Teddy and his horsemen became a legend in their own time.
Marker Number: unknown
Date: unknown
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: 1st US Regiment Rough Riders Inc.
Website: Not listed
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