The National Park Service has awarded a grant of $40,790 to Palm Beach County through the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). The funds will be used to create a final report to delineate the Second Seminole War battlefields at the Loxahatchee River in the county’s Riverbend Park. The report will combine past research with new findings to help formulate a method of protecting the battlefield and providing educational programs.
Florida’s three Seminole Wars, spanning 1817-1858, were the longest and most expensive conflict undertaken by the federal government in its day. The battle that occurred at the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter on January 24, 1838 was the last major battle of this tragic conflict.
The ABPP grants assist in the preservation and protection of historic battle sites from all wars fought on American soil.
For more information about the Second Seminole War Battlefield on the Loxahatchee please contact (561) 966-6686.
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