Locomotive 143

Historical marker location:

7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers, Florida

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Gladiolus Drive (County Road 865) and Old Gladiolus Drive, on the left when traveling north.)

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.