He would go on to be one of the craftiest strategists of the Second and Third Seminole Wars. Tigertail was born ... Dade that was marching to reinforce a Fort Osceola was preparing to attack.

“In the 1700s, Seminole Indians emigrated from the Creek Confederacy to Florida. Three wars took place to remove the Seminoles from Florida and send them to reservations. During the Third ...

Someone has used driftwood and beach scrap to build primitive forts around the island ... The relocation, at the end of the U.S. Army’s third Seminole War, gave the Seminoles the story of ...

Though Fort Christmas was only used for a handful ... the Seminole Tribe continued until 1858 with the end of the Third Seminole War. From the perspective of the tribe, the story reads a little ...

Burnt Store Marina in Punta Gorda is named for a trading post that was burned in the 1850s after a conflict between settlers ...

Shortly after, Hendry married and moved close to Fort Meade, and raised cattle along the Peace River. He served in the Third Seminole War but saw little action. He had become successful in the cattle ...

During the 19th century, it served as camp for captured Seminoles at the end of the Third Seminole War, was occupied by the Navy during the Civil War, and Fort Dade was constructed on the island in ...

Egmont Key, a hidden gem located where Tampa Bay meets the open waters and accessible by private boat or ferry, offers a unique escape from the typical tourist spots. The tiny, se ...

This well-preserved bastion was part of the Third System of coastal forts and witnessed the ... Rewind to the days of the Second Seminole War at Fort Foster Historic Site. This reconstructed ...

Abraham made his mark on the subsequent Treaty of Fort Gibson, witnessing the documents that led to the Second Seminole War. Abraham was a key Seminole leader during this conflict. American ...

a yellow fever quarantine site during the Spanish-American War, and a concentration camp for Seminoles on their way to reservations after the third Seminole War in 1858. MAKN WAVES: Hurricane Irma ...