Payne's Creek Massacre-Fort Chokonikla Site

Address Restricted, Bowling Green, Florida. County/parish: Hardee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 21, 1978. NRIS 78000944.

5 contributing sites.

Also known as:

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Military cemetery
Site of Chokonikla blockhouse and bridge

From Wikipedia:

Paynes Creek Historic State Park is a Florida State Park located on Lake Branch Road one-half mile southeast of Bowling Green, Florida. On November 21, 1978, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places, under the title of Payne's Creek Massacre-Fort Chokonikla Site (also known as "site of Chokonikla blockhouse and bridge" or "Military cemetery").

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