A Costly Florida War

Historical marker location:

Inverness, Florida

( Marker can be reached from South Florida Avenue (U.S. 41) ½ mile north of East Fort Cooper Road, on the right when traveling north.)

The Spanish established the first mission in Florida, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, in 1633. The mission was located near present-day Tallahassee and was home to a large Native American population.