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1 TECUMSEH AVE. FORT MEADE FL 33841
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PATTERSON PARK
ONCE A PHOSPHATE PIT, LATER KNOWN AS "THE PITS" WHERE CHILDREN LEARNED TO SWIM AND NOW A BEAUTIFUL PARK FOR WALKING, PICNICKING, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
Historical Society of Fort Meade FL Art Museum
FLORIDA FLYWHEELERS
THERE ARE THREE (3) SHOWS EACH YEAR .. WED. - SUN., NOV. 2ND WEEK, JAN. 3RD WEEK, AND FB. 4TH WEEK. CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE. ADD TO THAT THEIR CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FRI. & SAT. IN DEC.
PADDLE FLORIDA
FORT MEADE IS A BLUEWAY COMMUNITY THAT HOSTS PADDLE FLORIDA'S KAYAK RUN DOWN PEACE RIVER.
HISTORY 1
OLDEST CITY
Historical Society of Fort Meade FL Museum: A Journey Through Time
BATTLE OF BOWLEGS CREEK
SPRING OF 1864 .. KNOWN ALSO AS THE "COW WAR" SINCE THE FOCUS ON THE CONFEDERACY DEPENDING ON LOCAL CATTLE RANCHERS TO PROVIDE FOOD.
JAMES DALLAS TILLIS'S ACCOUNT OF THE 1856 ATTACK
JAMES DALLAS TILLIS IS THE SON OF WILLOUGHBY TILLIS GIVES HIS MEMORY OF THAT FATEFUL DAY IN JUNE 1856.
DR. CANTER BROWN .. AUTHOR
FORT MEADE 1849-1900 .. AN HISTORIC ACCOUNT WRITTEN BY LOCAL PUBLISHED AUTHOR, DR. CANTER BROWN. BOOK CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE FORT MEADE MUSEUM, 1 TECUMSEH AVE. FORT MEADE FL.
BOB WHITE .. AUTHOR
HISTORY OF FORT MEADE, FL 1849-1960 .. A SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS DEVELOPED INTO A INTERESTING READ ABOUT FORT MEADE FL. BOOK CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE FORT MEADE MUSEUM, 1 TECUMSEH AVEN. FORT MEADE FL
HAPPY 175th BIRTHDAY, FORT MEADE !!
DECEMBER 13, 1849 - 2024