Bayport - Spring Hill, FL
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ODragon
N 28° 32.076 W 082° 39.010
17R E 338546 N 3157535
A marker at a beach park.
Waymark Code: WM61VH
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Views: 6
From the sign:
The interior of Central Florida opened for settlement by whites in the mid-1840s following the end of the Second Seminole War. In the absence of roads and railroads, coastal and inland waterways provided the transportation routes essential to farmers for marketing crops and receiving supplies. The village of Bayport, located at the mouth of the Weekiwachee River, sprung up in the early 1850s as a supply and cotton port. During the War Between the States, Union navel squadrons blockaded Florida's coasts to prevent goods and supplies from passing into and out of the State. By 1863, the East Gulf Blockade Squadron effectively closed the larger ports along the Gulf Coast. Small rivers, such as the Weekiwachee, became important trade routes. Shipping at Bayport attracted the attention of the Union Blockade Squadron, which intercepted eleven blockade runners near there between 1862 and 1865. After the war, Bayport became Hernando County's major outlet for lumber and agricultural products, and continued to serve as its transportation center until railroad service came to Brooksville in 1885.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
4105 Cortez Blvd
Spring Hill, FL USA
34607
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