Fort Brooke is a historical military poat situated on the east bank (at the mouth) of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa. The Tampa Convention Center currently stands at the site. The fort was named after Col. George Mercer Brooke, who on 10 January 1824, lead four full companies of the Fourth Infantry Regiment from Pensacola to Tampa Bay to establish a military post. The intent of building the fort is to hinder illegal activity around the area. Shortly after settlement, the adjutant of the War Department named the site Cantonment Brooke, only to have the name change a short time later. Fort Brooke would serve as a major outpost on Florida's Suncoast during all three Seminole Indian Wars and the Civil War. The fort also played a part in the development of the village of Tampa. On 6 May 1864, both Fort Brooke and Tampa were captured by Union Forces. As Tampa slipped backward during the 1870's and early 1880's, so did Fort Brooke. The last roll call of soliders occured in 1882 and the post was decomissioned by the United States Army after a long period of inactivity in 1883. There are at least two rivers named the Hillsborough River: the Hillsborough River in Florida, which flows through Tampa the Hillsborough River on Prince Edward Island, which flows through Charlottetown This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Downtown Tampa from the southwest. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the inland city of Pensacola. ... War Department may refer to the military establishments of several different countries: British War Department Confederate War Department United States Department of War, under the leadership of the United States Secretary of War (until 1947) See also: defense minister This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... The Florida Suncoast is a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Tarpon Springs to the north, and Naples to the south, and includes the Tampa Bay area. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... Downtown Tampa from the southwest. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Tampas skyline For alternate meanings, see Tampa (disambiguation) Tampa is a city located in Hillsborough County on the west coast of Florida. ... Events and Trends Technology Invention of the telephone ( 1876) and phonograph ( 1877) Science Ludwig Boltzmanns statistical definition of thermodynamic entropy War, peace and politics Franco-Prussian War ( 1870– 1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and... Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... US Army Seal The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

External Links

• History Time Line of Fort Brooke: From Tampa Bay History Center
• Brief Fort Brooke Article