Our kids would tell you that we’ve been to every historic fort in Florida and Georgia, but that’s not true. We’ve been to ...

While it’s still not possible to time travel, despite the latest technology, it is feasible to walk through nearly 200 years of Central Florida history during a visit to Fort Christmas ...

Fort Kissimmee has slipped out of history, but it is still on the map. Its old cemetery is noted along the Florida National Scenic Trail. Most of the forts were abandoned almost as quickly as they ...

Entry to the fort is across a moat, another defense feature. When visitors cross it, there is a feeling of walking way into history. South of the Florida peninsula, 70 miles west of the Florida ...

After David Paterno became aware of the many Florida ... of the forts were established by early Spanish and French explorers. Paterno came to the January meeting of Manatee County Historical ...