Jacksonville, Florida
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek between the Seminole Indians and the U.S. government was signed on this date in 1823 as a result of the U.S. acquisition of Florida two years earlier. Terms stipulated in the treaty included the concentration of the Seminoles onto a Read More …
William Augustus Bowles and a small army comprised of runaway slaves, Seminole Indians, and ex-patriot English and Spanish citizens attacked and seized the St. Marks Store on the Wakulla River, owned by the trading firm Panton, Leslie & Company, on this date in 1792. Bowles Read More …