Camp Izard

Camp Izard, also written as Camp Izzard, was a fortification of the U.S. Army built along the Withlacoochee River (Ouithlacoochee) during the Seminole Wars. It is about 20 miles southwest of Ocala[1] and had a cemetery.[2] The site is now part of the Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail.[3] It was named for Lieutenant James F. Izard after he was killed in combat with the Seminoles in the area February 1836.[4]

In 1897, an annual picnic was reportedly held in the Camp Izard area.[1] The Camp Izzard Boat Ramp is on the area.

References
  1. "Camp Izard Annual Picnic, 1897, The Ocala Evening Star, 27 Jul 1897" – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "CONTENTdm". hdl.huntington.org.
  3. https://dos.myflorida.com/media/695430/seminole_war_heritage_trail.pdf
  4. "Osceola and Facts about the Second Seminole War". www.zeph1.com.


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