Curry Settlement Homes

Originally from Key West, John W. Curry relocated his family to Manatee in 1860 and constructed several houses close to the Manatee Mineral Spring before and following the Civil War. During the Civil War, Curry sold a number of vessels ...

Bradenton

In August 1864, Union naval forces raided the Village of Manatee (now known as Bradenton) and destroyed a large saw and grist mill owned by John Curry and others. Later that same month, Union soldiers of the 2nd U.S. Colored ...

Monument to Colored Troops

Installed in 2000, the Civil War’s 2nd Regiment Infantry, U. S. Colored Troops monument is dedicated to the black Union soldiers who defended the Federal post at Fort Myers against the Confederate attack in February 1865.

A single black soldier standing ...

Fort Myers Attack State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker for The Attack On Fort Myers contains details on the Confederate attempt to capture Fort Myers. On February 20, 1865, a Confederate force of some 275 men of Florida's Cow Cavalry commanded by Major William Footman ...

Fort Thompson State Historical Marker

A State Historical Marker is located at the site of Fort Thompson, which was constructed in the late 1830s on the Caloosahatchee River for use as a military supply post during the Second Seminole War. During the Civil War, the ...

Miranda Home State Historical Marker

Civil War Heritage Trail

A State Historical Marker for the Miranda Home is

located in the vicinity of the home of Abel Miranda

who, with his brothers-in-law John and William Bethell,

ran a successful fishing operation in Big Bayou. Miranda

and the Bethells were ...

Greenwood Cemetery - St. Petersburg

Often called the Veteran's Cemetery due to the number of Civil War soldiers and sailors buried here, this cemetery contains the remains of at least 100 Confederate and Union veterans.

In 1900, two monuments were constructed at the center of the ...

Woodlawn Cemetery

This cemetery contains side by side plots of Confederate and Union veterans each with their own monument. The Confederate monument was erected in 1913 by the United Confederate Veterans and lists the names of the 30 veterans buried there.

The ...

Blockade Runners & Battle of Ballast Point Historical Markers

A City Historical Marker for Union Raiders Burn Tampa Blockade Runners and a County Historical Marker for Battlefield tell the story of the Hillsborough River Raid and the ensuing Battle of Ballast Point. In October 1863, as the Union vessels ...

Historic Oaklawn Cemetery

Oaklawn opened in 1859 as Tampa's first public cemetery. The first person buried here was an unnamed slave who was owned by the Lesley family. A slave burial ground is located in the center, along with grave sites of prominent ...