Due to the animosity caused by relocating the Seminoles out of north Florida, conflicts increased between the whites and Seminoles. A military outpost was established by the U.S. Army to protect the northern boundary of the Indian reservation created by the U.S. Two companies of the U.S. Fourth Infantry under Capt. James M. Glassell explored the area and camped on a site near present-day Fort King Street and Northeast 36th Avenue. The site was called Cantonment King, or Camp King, in honor of the detachment's former commander, Col. William King. Fort King was a central location during the Second Seminole War.
Plus, literature lovers delight in visiting Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park, where guests can tour The Yearling’s author’s farmhouse and see the Cross Creek surroundings that inspired her. Visitors to Ocala/Marion County are always in for good times of historic proportions. Come see this unique corner of Florida history.
