The Baker House was built by Senator David H Baker around 1886, in the community of Orange Home.
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Community of Royal
Royal is one of Florida’s oldest African American communities. Founded in 1865, the community of Royal was originally known as Picketsville, which was named for the white picket fences that marked its 40-acre homesteads. It was settled by former slaves from the Old Green Plantation located on the Withlacoochee River.
County Seat Historical Monument
The marker commemorating the old Sumterville courthouse is collocated with the Wahoo Community Center and Historical Site. The Center features a park and a picnic area with a grill.
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park
The Dade Battlefield Historic State Park commemorates this battle and honors the participants on both sides. In addition to tours of the battlefield itself, the park features a hiking trail with abundant wildlife; a visitor’s center with clean restrooms; a pavilion and lodge perfect for wedding receptions and family reunions; geo-seeking and much more. Also, every January features a reenactment of the battle, which is historically accurate and exquisitely detailed.
Florida National Cemetery
The cemetery features a Memorial Pathway that is lined with a variety of memorials that honor America’s veterans.
Fort Armstrong Historical Monument
This marker, along with the Dade Battlefield Historical Park and the marker commemorating the Battle of Wahoo Swamp, is an important stop for anyone interested the history of Central Florida or the Second Seminole War.
Historic Sumter County Courthouse
The Sumter County Courthouse, built in 1912-1914, is an historic courthouse building located in Bushnell, Florida.
Pilaklikaha
Play to learn more about Pilaklikaha and Abrahams Town The town of Pilaklikaha, was established in 1813 by Black Seminoles. Meaning “many ponds” in the Mikasuki language, Pilaklikaha was the largest and most prosperous Black Seminole town in Florida, with…
N 28° 39.881 W 082° 03.226
17R E 397030 N 3171290
Located on CR 567, AKA as Fortune Teller Rd, just east of FL 471
Wahoo Comm Bldg/Historical Site
A historical marker at a flagpole about the Battle of Wahoo Swamp among some shady oaks and picnic tables. There is also a historical display of the DeSoto Trail, stating that DeSoto found the village of Tocaste here.
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