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Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, Bushnell, FL

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Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Walk the pine flatwoods where the Second Seminole War began in 1835, see the visitor center museum, or come in January for the battle reenactment.

7200 Battlefield Parkway, Bushnell, FL 33513 · Bushnell, FL

About Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

On December 28, 1835, Seminole warriors and Black Seminole allies attacked soldiers under Major Francis Dade here, starting the Second Seminole War. The 80-acre park, a National Historic Landmark, keeps pine flatwoods that look much as they did then. A visitor center has a small museum on the Seminole wars, and a nature trail of about 3,500 feet loops through the woods. About 2,000 people come to the reenactment each January. Entry is $3 per vehicle.

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