Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial | |
 Park entrance | |
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| Location | Sumter County, Florida, USA |
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| Nearest city | Bushnell, Florida |
| Coordinates | 28°39′08″N 82°07′36″W / 28.65222°N 82.12667°W |
| Area | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000353 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[1] |
Dade Battlefield Historic State Park is a state park located on County Road 603 between Interstate 75 (Exit 314) and U.S. Route 301 in Sumter County, Florida. The 80-acre (32 ha) park includes 40 acres (160,000 m2) of pine flatwoods and a live oak hammock. Also called the Dade Massacre site, it preserves the Second Seminole War battlefield where tribal Seminole warriors and Black Seminole allies fought soldiers under the command of Major Francis L. Dade on December 28, 1835. Each year, on the weekend after Christmas (as close to the original date as possible), the Dade Battlefield Society sponsors a reenactment of the battle that started the Second Seminole War.
Under the title of Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial, it is also a United States National Historic Landmark (designated as such on April 14, 1972).[1][2]
- ^ a b "Dade Battlefield". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. June 20, 2008. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
- ^ Levy, Benjamin (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dade Battlefield". National Park Service.