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Ocala: 1846: The community grew up around Fort King ... Capital of East Florida from 1763 to 1821. Capital of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1824.
Ocala (/ oʊ ˈ k æ l ə / oh-KAL-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. [8] Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making it the 43rd-most populated city in Florida. [5]
Slavery in Florida occurred among indigenous tribes and during Spanish rule. Florida's purchase by the United States from Spain in 1819 (effective 1821) was primarily a measure to strengthen the system of slavery on Southern plantations, by denying potential runaways the formerly safe haven of Florida. Florida became a slave state, seceded, and ...
Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala.It was named after U.S. Colonel William King, commander of 4th Infantry Regiment and the first governor of the provisional West Florida region.
The Ocala Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on January 12, 1984) [2] located in Ocala, Florida. It encompasses 172 acres (0.70 km 2), [2] and is bounded by Broadway, Southeast 8th Street, Silver Springs Place, Southeast 3rd, 13th, and Watula Avenues. It contains 220 historic buildings.
The Tuscawilla Park Historic District is a historic district in Ocala, Florida. It is bounded by Northeast 4th Street, Sanchez Avenue, 2nd Street, Tuscawilla Avenue, and Watula Street. It encompasses approximately 20 acres, and contains 37 historic buildings. On March 30, 1988, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Spanish Florida was established in the 1500s, when Spain laid claim to land explored by several expeditions across the future southeastern United States.The introduction of diseases to the indigenous peoples of Florida caused a steep decline in the original native population over the following century, and most of the remaining Apalachee and Tequesta peoples settled in a series of missions ...
Martin was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina and moved to Marion County, Florida in the 1850s. Marion County Tax Book records dated 1860 attribute to Martin the ownership of 3,000 acres of land and 53 enslaved people. [1] Martin used the forced labor of enslaved people to work his plantation, on which cotton, sugar, and rice were grown. [2]