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== Fort Lane History == | == Fort Lane History == | ||
[[File:Ft Lane 1843 Survey Map.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Fort Lane 1843 | [[File:Ft Lane 1843 Survey Map.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Fort Lane in Henry Washington 1843/44 SurveySurvey Map.]] | ||
Established 13 Dec 1837 by Bvt. Major [[Greenleaf Dearborn]] with Companies F and K, [[2nd U.S. Infantry]], as a part of an expedition to pursue hostile Seminole Indians. The post was a supply depot along the expedition route located on the southern shore of Lake Harney. The post was abandoned in March 1838. | Established 13 Dec 1837 by Bvt. Major [[Greenleaf Dearborn]] with Companies F and K, [[2nd U.S. Infantry]], as a part of an expedition to pursue hostile Seminole Indians. The post was a supply depot along the expedition route located on the southern shore of Lake Harney. The post was abandoned in March 1838. | ||
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Fort Lane (2) (1837-1838) - Established 13 Dec 1837 during the Second Seminole War by Bvt. Major Greenleaf Dearborn with Companies F and K, 2nd U.S. Infantry. Named after Captain John F. Lane, (Cullum 517), 2nd U.S. Dragoons (Lt. Colonel Creek Volunteers), who died in Florida in 1836. Post abandoned in March 1838.
Fort Lane History Established 13 Dec 1837 by Bvt. Major Greenleaf Dearborn with Companies F and K, 2nd U.S. Infantry, as a part of an expedition to pursue hostile Seminole Indians. The post was a supply depot along the expedition route located on the southern shore of Lake Harney. The post was abandoned in March 1838.
Current StatusMarker only. Part of Fort Lane Park operated by the Geneva Historical Society. No visible remains.
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Links: Visited: 10 Feb 2010
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