Fort Pierce Site
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Pierce Site

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida
Listed
January 11, 1974
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74002181

About this property

Old Fort Pierce Park is the site of Fort Pierce, a military installation constructed by the U.S. Army in Florida with the purpose of being a main supply depot for the army during the Second Seminole War. The modern town of Fort Pierce derives its name from this installation. Fort Pierce, named for its first commander Benjamin Kendrick Pierce, was built in 1838 as a defensive position in the Second Seminole War. During the war, then second-lieutenant William Tecumseh Sherman was stationed at Fort Pierce. It was abandoned in 1842 at the end of the war and burned down the following year. Today, the site is a park along the Indian River. The park is also the site of an ancient burial mound of the Ais Indian tribe which extended from Cape Canaveral to the Saint Lucie inlet. This site once had a natural spring which made it a popular location for the Ais Indians and later for Spanish sailors who would stop here occasionally to refill their water jars before making the transatlantic crossing back to Spain. (1500–1750) It is not uncommon to find Spanish relics mixed with Indian potsherds in the river at that location.

Location

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida
27.43666, -80.32034

Categories

MILITARY
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Sources

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When was Fort Pierce Site listed on the National Register?

Fort Pierce Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Fort Pierce Site?

Fort Pierce Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Pierce Site?

The period of significance for Fort Pierce Site is recorded as the early_republic era.

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