List of forts in Florida

There are several historical forts in the U.S. state of Florida. De Quesada states that there have been more than 300 "camps, batteries, forts and redoubts"[1] in Florida, since European settlement began. More than 80 "blockhouses, forts, camps and stockades"[2] were used at one time or another in Florida, during the Seminole Wars. Most forts were constructed from earth or wood, or both; some incorporate brick or stone. Many were intended to be used for only a short period, and most have effectively disappeared. In some cases, a series of forts with different names were built on or close to the same place.[3]

List of forts
Fort Taylor in Deer Park
  • Fort Taylor – one in a series of four small, short lived forts built along the St. Johns River during the Seminole Wars. These forts were used to garrison troops and protect supplies during War. This should not be confused with Fort Zachary Taylor (see below), built in Key West, Florida, approximately 280 miles to the Southwest of this Fort Taylor's location. The future President was a Colonel during the Second Seminole War and served in the Florida campaigns at the same time this Fort Taylor was in active operation.[10]
  • Fort T.B. Adams
  • Fort Thompson
  • Fort Tonyn
  • Fort Vinton
  • Fort Volusia - Second Seminole War Fort.[4]
  • Fort Wacahoota - Second Seminole War Fort.
  • Fort Walker (also Fort Hogtown), in present-day Gainesville, Second Seminole War[11]
  • Fort Walton
  • Fort Ward
  • Fort Weadman
  • Fort White - Second Seminole War Fort.
  • Fort William
  • Fort Zachary Taylor (also Fort Taylor) – Fort Zachary Taylor should not be confused with the original Florida "Fort Taylor" – entry above, which was built during the Second Seminole War as one of a string of four small, short-lived Forts along the Saint John's River, approximately 280 miles to the Northeast of Key West, Florida. During the Second Seminole War (1835 – 1842) future President Zachary Taylor – for whom this Key West, Florida fort was named – was a Colonel in the US Army, leading troops in the field.[19]
  • Mala Compra Fortress also known as the Post at Mala Compra - Second Seminole War fortification.[4]
  • Martello towers, Key West, Florida
  • Post at Orange Grove Plantation - Second Seminole War fortress.[4]
  • Negro Fort
  • Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, Pensacola
  • St. Joseph's Fortress also known as Camp Brisbane - Second Seminole War fortification.[4]
  • Yellow Bluff Fort

See also

Notes
  1. de Quesada (2006), p. 9
  2. de Quesada (2006), p. 10
  3. de Quesada (2006), p 9–10
  4. Jaye, Randy. Second Seminole War (1835-1842) Fortifications in the Present-day Volusia and Flagler County Area. Halifax Herald, Volume 35, Number 2, Fall 2017.
  5. Sprague, J.T. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848.
  6. "Fort Basinger" at The Historical Marker Database
  7. "Site of Fort Blount" at The Historical Marker Database
  8. "Fort Butler" at The Historical Marker Database
  9. Bair, Cinnamon. 11/25/1997. "Fort Carroll Marker Put Back in Place", Lakeland Ledger, F11.
  10. " See map on page 170 for the fort's location
  11. Rajtar (2007), p. 17.
  12. "Fort Coombs – Franklin Guards" at The Historical Marker Database
  13. "Fort Crèvecoeur" at The Historical Marker Database
  14. "Fort Dade" at The Historical Marker Database
  15. "Fort Homer Hesterly Armory" at Tampapix
  16. " see map on page 170 for the fort's location
  17. "Fort Mellon and Mellonville" at The Historical Marker Database
  18. "Fort Reid" at The Historical Marker Database
  19. Stewart (2005)

References
  • de Quesada, Alejandro M. (2006) A History of Florida Forts. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-104-4
  • Rajtar, Steve. (2007) A guide to historic Gainesville. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-217-8
  • Stewart, R. W. (2005 and 2009). American military history - Volume 1 - the United States Army and the forging of a nation, 1775 - 1917, second edition (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. ISBN 0-16-072362-0 "Map 20" on page 170 of this book shows the location of Florida forts and battles during the Second Seminole War (1835 - 1842).
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