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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1849-1861) - A U.S. Army post established in 1849 between the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] and the [[Seminole War III|Third Seminole War]] near the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Abandoned in 1861. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1849-1861) - A U.S. Army post established in 1849 between the [[Seminole War II|Second Seminole War]] and the [[Seminole War III|Third Seminole War]] near the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Abandoned in 1861. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A U.S. Army post established in 1849 on the east side of Drum Creek two miles south of the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Deactivated in 28 May 1850 but reoccupied in 1856. Finally abandoned in 1861 at the start of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. | A U.S. Army post established in 1849 on the east side of Drum Creek two miles south of the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Deactivated in 28 May 1850 but reoccupied in 1856. Finally abandoned in 1861 at the start of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 20 February 2012
Fort Drum (3) (1849-1861) - A U.S. Army post established in 1849 between the Second Seminole War and the Third Seminole War near the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Abandoned in 1861.
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Fort Drum (3) History
A U.S. Army post established in 1849 on the east side of Drum Creek two miles south of the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Deactivated in 28 May 1850 but reoccupied in 1856. Finally abandoned in 1861 at the start of the U.S. Civil War.
Current Status
Unknown, Okeechobee County, Florida
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Location: About two miles south of the present day town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 27.49683 Long: -80.80575 |
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 164
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