Fort Meade, 1849-1900

by Canter Brown Jr.

The oldest town in interior south Florida, Fort Meade lies about 50 miles east of Tampa and 10 miles south of Polk County's seat of Bartow. In this volume, Polk County native Canter Brown recounts the intriguing story of the founding and evolution of Fort Meade during the last half of the 19th century, when it was first established as a military outpost to separate Seminoles from white pioneer families desirous of cattle-grazing lands. A civilian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081730763X
• ISBN13: 9780817307639
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.8"