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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
Established in 1837 during the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] as a sub post of [[Fort Mellon]]. Positioned directly across Lake Monroe from [[Fort Mellon]] in what is now Enterprise, Florida. Research indicates it was located at the intersection of current Stone Island Road and Sunset Road.
Established in 1837 during the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] as a sub post of [[Fort Mellon]]. Positioned directly across Lake Monroe from [[Fort Mellon]] in what is now Enterprise, Florida. Research indicates it was located at the intersection of current Stone Island Road and Sunset Road in Enterprise.
 
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
No remains.
No remains.

Revision as of 08:33, 11 February 2010

Fort Kingsbury (1837-1840) - Established in 1837 during the Second Seminole War. Named after Lt. Charles E. Kingsbury, 2nd U.S. Dragoons who died of disease on 9 Jun 1837 at Fort Mellon. Abandoned about 1840.

Fort Kingsbury History

Established in 1837 during the Second Seminole War as a sub post of Fort Mellon. Positioned directly across Lake Monroe from Fort Mellon in what is now Enterprise, Florida. Research indicates it was located at the intersection of current Stone Island Road and Sunset Road in Enterprise.

Current Status

No remains.


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Location: Enterprise, Volusia County, Florida.

Maps & Images

Lat: 28.847391 Long: -81.234978

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 181
  • Best, Christine Kinlaw, The History of Fort Mellon, The Sanford Historical Society, Sanford FL, 2003

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