Fort King

Built near Silver Springs in 1827 to protect the United States frontier in Florida, Fort King was named after Col. William King, Civil Military Governor of west Florida. In December 1835, General Wiley Thompson was killed near Fort King, disease killed many soldiers, and the fort was abandoned in 1836, burned by Seminoles, and rebuilt in 1837. After the 2nd Seminole War, it served as a meeting place, became the county seat of the newly formed Marion County in 1844, and housed the county courthouse from 1845 to 1846.

Ocala, Florida · United States