Fort Gardiner
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 27° 56.727 W 081° 25.436
17R E 458296 N 3091231
Located on Camp Mack Rd at Rosalie Blvd.
Waymark Code: WMXC4B
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2017
Views: 3
A few miles east of here, on the banks of the Kissimmee River stood Fort Gardiner. Named for Captain George Washington Gardiner who died in the Dade Massacre in 1835. Established December 2, 1837 by Colonel Zachary Taylor on his march to the Battle of Okeechobee. Designated as the Headquarters, First Brigade, Army South of the Withlacoochee; it was used in 1838 by the Fourth and Sixth Infantry. Following the battle, the wounded were brought to this depot and sent forward to Tampa on January 1, 1838.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Polk
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Polk County Historical Commission
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