A couple miles east of downtown Ocala Florida is a wooden fort and blockhouse. It is a replica of Fort King named after Colonel William King, commander of Florida’s Fourth Infantry and the first governor of the provisional West Florida region. The original fort was built in 1827 during United States tensions with the Seminole It was originally established to serve as a buffer between new settlers and the Seminole and it was used by the United States Army during removal of the Seminole during the Seminole Wars. The fort served as a courthouse in the region until the Marion County courthouse was built in 1844. Soon after Fort King was abandoned and local residents salvaged the timber for structures. The replica was constructed in 2017 and is now a National Historic Landmark.
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