Old Fort Pierce Park

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Old Fort Pierce Park is the site of Fort Pierce, a military installation constructed by the U.S. Army in Florida to help control the Seminole Indians. It is within the modern town of Fort Pierce, Florida.

Fort Pierce, named for its first commander Benjamin Pierce, was built in 1838 and abandoned in 1842 at the end of the Second Seminole War, burning down the following year.

Today, the site is a pleasant park along the Indian River. An oak hammock memorializes those who served at the fort. The park is also the site of an ancient burial mound of the Ais Indians.

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