Walking the Ground That Started a War: Dade Battlefield Historic State Park

Entrance arch at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park in Bushnell, Florida, the site of the 1835 Dade Massacre that sparked the Second Seminole War.

On a quiet stretch of pine forest in central Florida, history once erupted with shocking violence. Today, the trails at Dade Battlefield Historic State Park wind peacefully through tall pines and palmetto scrub. The breeze rustles through the branches, and the landscape feels almost serene. But on the morning of December 28, 1835, this same … Read more