Marion County Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Marion County Collection
Alternative Title
Marion County Collection
Subject
Marion County (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Description
Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Marion County, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Present-day Marion County was originally inhabited by Seminoles and Timucuans. Fort King was established in 1827 as an Army outpost to protect settlers from attacks by Natives. Also known as Cantonment King and Camp King, the fort was named after Colonel William King and located on present-day Fort King Street and Northeast 36th Avenue in Ocala. The surrounding area was explored by Captain James M. Glassell and the U.S. Army Fourth Infantry.
Marion County was founded on March 14, 1844 from parts of Alachua County, Mosquito County (present-day Orange County), and Hillsborough County. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion of South Carolina. In 1849, Putnam County was created for the northeast portion of Marion. Sumter County, which included portions of present-day Lake County, was created in 1853, taking parts from Marion as well. In 1877, Levy County was established and included the western portion of Marion County.
Present-day Marion County was originally inhabited by Seminoles and Timucuans. Fort King was established in 1827 as an Army outpost to protect settlers from attacks by Natives. Also known as Cantonment King and Camp King, the fort was named after Colonel William King and located on present-day Fort King Street and Northeast 36th Avenue in Ocala. The surrounding area was explored by Captain James M. Glassell and the U.S. Army Fourth Infantry.
Marion County was founded on March 14, 1844 from parts of Alachua County, Mosquito County (present-day Orange County), and Hillsborough County. The county was named in honor of General Francis Marion of South Carolina. In 1849, Putnam County was created for the northeast portion of Marion. Sumter County, which included portions of present-day Lake County, was created in 1853, taking parts from Marion as well. In 1877, Levy County was established and included the western portion of Marion County.
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Has Part
Silver Springs Collection, Marion County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Part Of
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Marion County, Florida
Silver Springs, Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Ott, Eloise Robinson, and Louis Hickman Chazal. Ocali Country, Kingdom of the Sun; A History of Marion County, Florida. [Oklawaha, Fla]: [Marion Publishers], 1966.
"Marion County History." Marion County, Florida. http://www.marioncountyfl.org/about/marion-county-history.
Flowers, Linda. "Marion County History." Marioun County, FL Genealogy and History. http://fl-genweb.org/mpc/marion/marioncountyhistory.html.
Collection Items
There are currently no items within this collection.
Collection Tree
- Marion County Collection