History of Fort Meade, Florida
Author | : Robert M. White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Fort Meade (Fla.) |
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Author | : Robert M. White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Fort Meade (Fla.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert M. White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Fort Meade (Fla.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christopher C. Strawn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Fort Meade (S.D.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Canter Brown |
Publisher | : University of Alabama Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780817307639 |
A civilian community coalesced at Fort Meade under the pressures of the Billy Bowlegs War of 1855-58. Quickly the village developed as a cattle industry center, which was important to the Confederacy until its destruction in 1864 by homegrown Union forces. In the postwar era the cattle industry revived, and the community prospered. The railroads arrived in the 1880s, bringing new settlers, and the village grew into a town. Among the new settlers were well-to-do English families who brought fox hunts, cricket matches, and lawn tennis to the frontier.
Author | : M L Doyle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780692978993 |
Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years is a visually engaging depiction of Fort Meade's century of service to the nation. Using historical essays, personal memories, postcards and news articles, the book chronicles Fort Meade's varied and rich history. The journey starts with the construction of Camp Meade from the ground up, training and shipping Doughboys in WWI, to legendary tales of a young George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower and the first Tank Corps. From Fort Meade's role through the establishment of the NSA, to the current role of leading our nation's fight in cyberspace, this book outlines Fort Meade's journey From Saddles to Cyberspace in a Century of Innovation and Security. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Fort Meade Alliance, the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which manages charitable initiatives designed to support the Fort Meade installation, military personnel and their families, civilians and the broader Fort Meade community. To learn more about The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, go to www.ftmeadealliancefoundation.org. Contributors: M. L. Doyle, Sherry Kuiper, Ben Rogers, Barbara Taylor, Chad Jones, 55th Signal company, Col. (Ret) Charles Albrecht, Anita Burdette-Dragoo, David Cole, Merle Cole, Robyn Dexter, Gene Fax, Gisele Ferretto, Joseph Frechette, Jerald Glodek, Charles Hessler, Don Hirst, Diana Ives, Col. (Ret) John Ives, Robert Johnson, Dr. Lawrence Kaplan, Kevin Leonard, Karen Lubieniecki, Martha McClary, Col. (Ret.) Kenneth McCreedy, Michael McLaughlin, Rev. Dr. Phoebe McPherson, Timothy Mulligan, Col. (Ret) Bert Rice, Betsy Rohaly Smoot, Marc Romanych, Nancy Schaff, Carroll Sykes, Roger White, Glenn Williams, Patrick Osborn.
Author | : Fort Meade Chamber of Commerce (Fla.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 192? |
Genre | : Fort Meade (Fla.) |
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Author | : Robert Lee |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1991-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803279612 |
Fort Meade was the home of the famous Seventh Cavalry after its ignominious defeat in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Troops from Fort Meade played a pivotal role in the events that led to the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890. It was the scene of imprisonment of Ute Indians who made the mistake of interpreting their new citizenship status as freedom from government control. The fort survived the mechanization of the horse cavalry, aided the record-breaking Stratosphere Balloon flight of 1935, and became a training site for the nation’s first airborne troops. Fort Meade existed for sixty-six years, from 1878 to 1944. Robert Lee examines the strategic importance of its location on the northern edge of the Black Hills and the role it played in the settlement of the region, as well as the role played by the citizens of Sturgis in keeping it alive. One of the chief delights of Fort Meade and the Black Hills is a gallery of characters including the unfortunate Major Marcus Reno, the beautiful and fatal Ella Sturgis, and the cigar-smoking Poker Alice Tubbs. They, and events scaled to their larger-than-life size, are part of this long overdue story of Fort Meade.