In the seventeenth century
under Spanish rule
Indians buried their dead here
Glass beads and silver ornaments
found on an Indian skeleton
identified the mound as pre-Seminole
One of a chain of Seminole Indian War forts 1849-1858. Several men served at this post who later gained prominence in the Civil War. Among these were Generals George G. Meade, A.P. Hill, and "Stonewall" Jackson. Garrisoned by 1st., 7th Inf. U.S. A…