Fort Alafia (1)

Fort Alafia (1) (1849-1850) - A U.S. Army post established in 1849 as Camp Alafia near Keysville, Hillsborough County, Florida. Known as Camp Alafia and occasionally referred to as Fort Alafia. Abandoned in 1850. History The fort was first located about 20 miles from Tampa Bay in Hillsborough County, Fort Alafia was established on August 29, 1849, by 1st Lt and Brevet Major John C. Pemberton, (Cullum 917), 4th U.S. Artillery, with companies A and E. On 9 May 1849 the post and it's garrison were moved a mile closer to Tampa and nearer to the Alafia River. On 26 Oct 1850 Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery ordered to proceed on this date to Key West, apparently abandoning the post. The Post return for this date shows the post as Camp Alafia garrisoned by 1 commissioned officer and 45 noncommissioned personnel under the command of Lieutenant Samuel F. Chalfin, (Cullum 1337). Current Status Unknown {{FortAlafiaCmdrs {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Keysville, Hillsborough County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 27.869767 Long: -82.136933 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' GPS Locations: 27.869767, -82.136933 Fort Alafia See Also: Seminole War Forts List Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 144. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: ..... Links: North American Forts - Fort Alafia Waymarking - Fort Alafia Visited: No