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==Current Status==
==Current Status==
Part of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park, St. Lucie County, Florida.  Site Archeological ID: 8SL24.
Part of Old Fort City Park, St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida.  Site Archeological ID: 8SL24.
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'''Location:''' Located on the Indian River four miles south of the old Indian River Inlet, St. Lucie County, Florida
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Revision as of 16:00, 13 February 2012

Fort Pierce (1838-1842) - A U.S. Army palmetto log blockhouse erected during the Second Seminole War on 2 Jan 1838 and probably named after its builder and first commander, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce, 1st U.S. Artillery. Located in St. Lucie County, Florida. Decommissioned in 1842 and burned to the ground in 1843. Replaced by Fort Capron.

Fort Pierce History

A U.S. Army palmetto log blockhouse established on 2 Jan 1838 during the Second Seminole War on the west bank of the Indian River.

Decommissioned in 1842 at the end of the war and burned to the ground in 1843. Replaced by Fort Capron.

Current Status

Part of Old Fort City Park, St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida. Site Archeological ID: 8SL24.


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Location: Old Fort City Park, St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida

Maps & Images

Lat: 27.48188 Long: -80.30561

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 198

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