16th Annual Parade & Commemoration of the 2nd Seminole War

On Saturday, August 12th from 9 AM – 2 PM, the Florida National Guard hosts the 16th annual Parade & Ceremony commemorating the end of the 2nd Seminole War and those who perished.

Registration check-in begins at 9 AM with coffee followed by remarks from the Florida National Guard’s historians at the St. Francis Officers Club at 82 Marine Street: registration is required for $25. Contact stevenrick@gmail.com or alison.m.simpson3.nfg@army.mil

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: At 10:45, historians march to the National Cemetery where the commemoration ceremony will take place at the pyramids and Dade Monument. From 12-2 PM, there will be lunch, a coin presentation, and an afternoon program highlighting the Treaty of Moultrie Creek that established the Seminole Reservation over 200 years ago and laid the groundwork for events leading to the 2nd Seminole War.