(LEGACY) Officers Quarters Fort Brooke
N 27° 56.633 W 082° 27.369
17R E 356744 N 3091839
This plaque, in the median, commemorates the location of the barracks.
Waymark Code: WM5KRJ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2009
Views: 26
Officers Quarters Fort Brooke
Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson
1st Professional Governor of Florida
7th US President
First recommended this area as a military site in 1818
established 1824
During the 1st Seminole Indian War
Grig. Gen. Zachary Taylor
18th President of the United States
Commanded from here, 1838-1840
the US Army
1st-2nd Seminole Indian War
Marker Number: none
Date: none
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: none
Website: Not listed
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