Fort Christmas

Fort Christmas (HM10L4)

Location: Christmas, FL 32709 Orange County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 33.724', W 81° 1.307'

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As white settlers moved into Florida in the 1820's and 1830's, there were growing demands that the Seminole Indians be removed to a reservation west of the Mississippi. Efforts to convince the Seminoles to move failed, and in 1835 the conflict known as the Second Seminole War began in earnest. Late in 1837, Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jesup, overall commander in Florida, began intensive preparations to carry the fighting to south Florida, where he believed he would find a large force of hostile Indians. These preparations included opening a road on the west side of the St. Johns River and building along the road several posts to serve as depots for operations to the south. On Decmeber 25, 1837, troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Abraham Eustis established Fort Christmas on the north side of a creek a short distance from here. General Jesup himself led the column south from Fort Christmas early in January. By late January Jesup's troops were receiving their supplies by water from the St. Lucie River, and in March Fort Christmas was abandoned. While this simple wooden fortification was short-lived, it gave its name to the town of Christmas, a short distance south of here
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HM NumberHM10L4
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Marker NumberF-252
Year Placed1976
Placed ByOrange County Historical Commission in cooperation with Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 1:14pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 497869 N 3159468
Decimal Degrees28.56206667, -81.02178333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 33.724', W 81° 1.307'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 33' 43.44" N, 81° 1' 18.42" W
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Area Code(s)407, 321
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1300 N Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas FL 32709, US
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