Battle of Okeechobee

Historical marker location:

3500 Southeast 38th Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida

( Memorial is on Southeast 38th Avenue, 0.2 miles north of U.S. 98/441, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1939

Florida was once a Spanish colony for over 250 years, from 1565 to 1821, before being ceded to the United States as part of the Adams-Onís Treaty.