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Site of Fort Mellon
Sanford, United States
Historical Marker Database · Darren Jefferson Clay
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Formerly Camp Monroe, this was the site where on February 8, 1837, during one of the fiercest battles of the Seminole Wars, Capt. Charles Mellon was killed in an attack by 400 Seminoles led by Emathla, known as King Philip, and Coacoochee.
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Second Seminole War
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The North American RA-5C Vigilante
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Lake Monroe Bridge
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