Fort Mellon
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Fort Mellon was a 19th-century U.S. Army fort in Florida that played a significant role during the Second Seminole War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Mellon canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Seminole War site
ⓘ
U.S. Army post ⓘ military fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Seminole people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ |
| builtFor | campaigns against the Seminole people ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century forts in the United States
ⓘ
Forts in Florida ⓘ Second Seminole War forts ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | near the St. Johns River system ⓘ |
| hasNearbyModernLocation | present-day Sanford, Florida ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site location in Sanford, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Sanford, Florida area NERFINISHED ⓘ central Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shore of Lake Monroe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain Charles Mellon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Captain Charles Mellon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. military frontier fort system in Florida
ⓘ
U.S. military presence in Florida during the 1830s and 1840s ⓘ |
| precededBy | Camp Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Camp Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important U.S. Army supply base during the Second Seminole War
ⓘ
staging point for military operations against Seminole forces ⓘ |
| status | no longer standing ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive position
ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ troop staging area ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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