Christmas Day, 1835

Christmas Day, 1835 (HM2IMX)

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N 28° 21.05', W 82° 12.115'

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On Christmas Day, 1835, Major Francis Langhorne Dade and his command of 111 men bivouacked near here by Fort King Road, which stretched 125 miles from Fort Brooke (Tampa) to Fort King (Ocala). Three days later, at a point about twenty miles north of their Christmas campsite, Major Dade and all but four of his men died in an ambush by Seminoles resisting removal to the West. This battle largely precipitated The Second Seminole War.
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HM NumberHM2IMX
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Year Placed1971
Placed ByPasco Comprehensive High School and Francis Dade Ladies' Auxiliary 4283 Veterans of Foreign Wars in cooperation with Department of State
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Date Added Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 382204 N 3136653
Decimal Degrees28.35083333, -82.20191667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 21.05', W 82° 12.115'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 21' 3" N, 82° 12' 6.9" W
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