Finding Fort Shackelford: A lost U.S. Army Fort from the Seminole War Era.
Author(s): Shawn P Keyte
Year: 2017
Summary
Fort Shackelford was built in February of 1855 on what is now the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation in South Florida. It was one of several forts built by the U.S. Army used to scout near the Big Cypress and Everglades regions during the U.S. Government’s efforts to pressure the Seminoles into leaving the area. The fort was found burned by American Soldiers shortly before they were ambushed by Seminole Warriors; marking the start of the Third Seminole War. The location of the fort has been shrouded in mystery ever since. This poster will briefly discuss the history surrounding Fort Shackelford, how and why it was constructed, and materials likely used, in an attempt to determine a methodology for locating the remains of the fort and identify its exact location.
Cite this Record
Finding Fort Shackelford: A lost U.S. Army Fort from the Seminole War Era.. Shawn P Keyte. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435568)
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Keywords
General
Florida
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Military
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Seminole
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 392