Officers Quarters Fort Brooke
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Markerman62
N 27° 56.704 W 082° 27.395
17R E 356704 N 3091971
A new marker that replaces a plaque mounted on stone that was nearby.
Waymark Code: WMM1VP
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2014
Views: 6
Side 1
Brigadier General Zachary Taylor (12th President of the United States) commanded from here, 1838-1840 the United States Army in the 2nd Seminole War
Side 2
Major General Andrew Jackson
(1st Provisional Governor of Florida)
(7th President of the United States)
First Recommended This Area As A
Military Site in 1818
during the 1st Seminole Indian War
(established 1824)
Marker Number: 0
Date: 2010
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Hillsborough County Historical Commission 1966-Monument Restored by HART with the Streetcar Extension in 2010
Website: Not listed
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