Lake County Historical Museum

"Florida Native American Heritage Trail"

Located on the first floor of the Lake County Court House, exhibits and programs offer an exciting and informative view of Lake County's history. Native American exhibits include displays of pottery and stone tools from 10,000 ...

Marion County Museum of History

This museum houses collections relating to the history of Marion County. There are exhibits on Marion County's original inhabitants from 12,000 years ago through Spanish contact. There are also displays of authentic reproductions of Seminole clothing from the Seminole War ...

Fort King National Historic Landmark Historical Marker

A marker commemorates Fort King, a military outpost during the Second Seminole War named for Colonel William King and first occupied in 1827. After the Seminole War ended, Fort King became the temporary seat of newly created Marion County.

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Chief Chipco's Village Historical Marker

A marker located in a small roadside park on the west side of U.S. Highway 27 on the south shore of Lake Hamilton recognizes the location of Chief Chipco's Village on Bonar's Island in the mid 1800s. A staunch opponent ...

Battery Worth

Battery Worth, built in 1899, is located east of Fort Pickens and west of Battery Langdon. The gun emplacement is named after Brevet Major General William J.

Worth who distinguished himself during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, ...

Coast Guard Station

Two decades after the end of the Civil War, the first U.S. Life Saving Station at Pensacola Bay was established just four miles east of Fort Pickens.

Charged with patrolling the seashore day and night, the crew assisted stranded voyagers. ...

Chasefield Plantation Graves

Located just east of Fort Pickens is a unique collection of burial markers called the Chasefield Plantation Gravestones. Interestingly, the gravestones have no bodies buried beneath their soil.

Originally located at the mainland site of Chasefield Plantation - home of ...

Battery Langdon

Completed in 1923, Battery Langdon is named after General Loomis L. Langdon, who spent three tours at Fort Pickens and served as its commander while famed Apache leader, Geronimo, was held there.

Featuring the largest pair of guns positioned at ...

Battery Cooper

Named after Lieutenant George A. Cooper of the 15th U.S Infantry, construction on Battery Cooper began in December of 1905 and finished one year later.

The original design utilized two 6-inch Model 1903 rapid-fire guns mounted on disappearing carriages. This ...

Battery 234

Construction of Battery 234 began as an answer to the increased naval threat of German and Japanese forces during the Second World War. This emplacement utilized a 6" turret-like shield-gun, featuring a steel shell that protected its crew from machine-gun ...