Old Fort Park
N 30° 25.782 W 084° 16.056
16R E 762439 N 3369572
An example of Civil War-era earthworks. This particular site southeast of the capitol was never put to the test.
Waymark Code: WMBBGT
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/30/2011
Views: 23
(Front) This earth work located on ground once part of the plantation of E.A. Houston, father of Captain Patrick Houston (later state adjutant general) who commanded the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Natural Bridge, is a silent witness of the efforts of the citizens of Tallahassee to protect the capitol of Florida from capture by federal troops under General John Newton.
(Back) Newton's force landed at St. Marks light house and advanced up the east side of the St. Marks River, only to be decisively repulsed at Natural Bridge on March 6, 1865, by a hurriedly assembled Confederate force commanded by General Sam Jones, which included a company of cadets from the West Florida Seminary, now Florida State University.
There is an identical marker on the other corner of the block, at coordinates N30 25.782 W84 16.006.
Marker Number: (None)
Date: (None)
County: Leon
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: (None)
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