armchairQB30
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Gentlemen,
Please google;
"Map of the seat of war in Florida, compiled by General Zachary Taylor 1839", you will see that the strategy of the day was to locate forts in 20 mile grid squares. There are Seminole war forts all over Florida, some are known and some are not known. Please report back to the board your findings within your area. I think if you look at some of relicdude's posts in other sections you will see what can be found. Good luck and research is where you start before going out to try and find something. I am sure that you will stumble on a French, Spanish or possibly a civil war site in Florida. Many forts are lost and waiting to be discovered, they were mostly wooden forts abandoned because of sickness, Indians or orders to move out. In my research I have found the same fort in three different locations, some forts were just called by a number, some forts were occupied and abandoned numerous times. Some forts were used by many different countries. Try to understand the Fort King highway and how it was used, understand how the U.S. took Florida from Spain, understand the Dade massacre and the battle of the Wahoo Swamp to name a few. I found the cut in the river where Moniac was killed by the Seminoles. Find some topographical maps, use google satellite maps and study the history of your area. Lets compare notes in two weeks.
Arm
Please google;
"Map of the seat of war in Florida, compiled by General Zachary Taylor 1839", you will see that the strategy of the day was to locate forts in 20 mile grid squares. There are Seminole war forts all over Florida, some are known and some are not known. Please report back to the board your findings within your area. I think if you look at some of relicdude's posts in other sections you will see what can be found. Good luck and research is where you start before going out to try and find something. I am sure that you will stumble on a French, Spanish or possibly a civil war site in Florida. Many forts are lost and waiting to be discovered, they were mostly wooden forts abandoned because of sickness, Indians or orders to move out. In my research I have found the same fort in three different locations, some forts were just called by a number, some forts were occupied and abandoned numerous times. Some forts were used by many different countries. Try to understand the Fort King highway and how it was used, understand how the U.S. took Florida from Spain, understand the Dade massacre and the battle of the Wahoo Swamp to name a few. I found the cut in the river where Moniac was killed by the Seminoles. Find some topographical maps, use google satellite maps and study the history of your area. Lets compare notes in two weeks.
Arm
i love finding old relics ,and i thought this is a great place for people to see them.... There is stuff all over florida,my area is like one giant trash pit of history,from one end of town to the other...Sometimes it takes some work to zoom in on a old site ,but when you find it search it very good ,and all around the area for miles,guys were on horse back and you will find relics many miles from the fort site, in all directions...Also this book is a must for relic hunters in florida,it has put me on many great sites.... You can buy it right here at kellyco for 15 bucks....
