HERNANDEZ TRAIL
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N 28° 21.349 W 080° 44.004
17R E 526126 N 3136647
Commemorating the trail used during the Seminole War to connect forts along the East Coast.
Waymark Code: WMHMF
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2006
Views: 52
One half mile to the west ran the Hernandez Trail used during the Seminole War. It connected forts along the East Coast to Ft. Dallas in Miami and across from Ft. Pierce and Ft. Capron to Ft. Brooke near Tampa. Brig. General Joseph M. Hernandez, born 1792 in St. Augustine, served as the first delegate to Congress and held a number of positions of importance in the Territory of East Florida. In 1837 under orders from General Thomas S. Jesup, he captured Indian Chief Osceola.
Marker Number: F-69
Date: 1962
County: Brevard
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks & Historic Memorials In Cooperation With Philip Perry Chapter D.A.R.
Website: Not listed
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