Fort Mason

Historical marker location:

Umatilla, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of South Central Avenue (State Road 19) and Golden Gem Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Central Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2007

The Seminole Wars, a series of conflicts between the United States government and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, lasted for over 40 years from 1817 to 1858. The wars were some of the longest and most expensive conflicts in American history.