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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1830s-unknown) - A Seminole War settler Fort established in the 1830s near present-day Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida. Abandoned in unknown. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1830s-unknown) - A Seminole War settler Fort established in the 1830s near present-day Wewahitchka, Gulf County, Florida. Abandoned in unknown. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Fort Place was built in the early 1830s as a settler refuge from hostile Indians. The fort consisted of a hewn-log block-house equipped with portholes for firearms. It was enclosed within a two-acre log stockade. | Fort Place was built in the early 1830s as a settler refuge from hostile Indians. The fort consisted of a hewn-log block-house equipped with portholes for firearms. It was enclosed within a two-acre log stockade. | ||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[Seminole War Forts List]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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* [https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAR3X_Fort_Place_St_Joseph_Iola_railroad Waymarking - Fort Place] | * [https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAR3X_Fort_Place_St_Joseph_Iola_railroad Waymarking - Fort Place] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|2 Oct 2021}} | ||
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[[Category:Florida Gulf County]] | [[Category:Florida Gulf County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:Seminole War Forts]] | [[Category:Seminole War Forts]] | ||
[[Category:2021 Research Trip]] | |||
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HistoryFort Place was built in the early 1830s as a settler refuge from hostile Indians. The fort consisted of a hewn-log block-house equipped with portholes for firearms. It was enclosed within a two-acre log stockade. Current StatusMarker only, no visible remains of Fort Place..
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