Okeechobee Battlefield | |
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| Location | Okeechobee County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | Okeechobee |
| Coordinates | 27°12′4″N 80°46′9″W / 27.20111°N 80.76917°W |
| Area | 640 acres (260 ha) (original) 440 acres (180 ha) (after 1998 adjustment) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000269 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Boundary decrease | 1998 |
| Designated NHL | July 4, 1961[1] |
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The Okeechobee Battlefield is a U.S. National Historic Landmark (designated as such on July 4, 1961). It is located four miles (6 km) southeast of Okeechobee, on US 441/98, near Taylor Creek. The Battle of Lake Okeechobee, one of the major conflicts of the Second Seminole War, was fought at the site.[2] Part of the battlefield is preserved as Okeechobee Battlefield State Historic Park.
- ^ Okeechobee Battlefield Archived May 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at National Historic Landmarks Program Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mark R. Barnes (May 29, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Okeechobee Battlefield". National Park Service.