SAN MARCOS DE APALACHEE - Florida Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Wooden stockades were built here by the Spanish in 1680 and 1758. In 1758, these were destroyed by a hurricane which drowned the garrison. A masonry fort was begun in 1759 but was soon abandoned to the Indians for a trading post and Indian rendezvous. It was occupied by the Spanish in 1783. General Andrew Jackson seized and occupied the fort in 1819. It became a United States possession in 1821 upon purchase of the territory from Spain. It was occupied as an army post until 1824 when the Indians were moved to a reservation. The Town of St. Marks was created by an act of Congress in 1830 and became a port of entry before railroads were extended to the seaboard. The fort was re- established and occupied by the Confederate Army during the Civil War and Federal Naval attack on the fort was repulsed in 1865.

Marker Number: F-131 Date: 1965 County: Wakulla Marker Type: Roadside Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials In Cooperation With Florida State Society and Dominie Everadus Bogardus Chapter Colonial Dames XVII Century Website: [Web Link]

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