Fort Hamer, Florida

Fort Hamer is an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida, United States, and was the name of a short-lived U.S. Army fort in Eastern Manatee County. Construction of the Fort Hamer Bridge over the Manatee River was being planned in 2014.[1]

Overview

There is also a Fort Hamer Park.[2] A site for the bridge was opposed in 2003 by tribal groups.[3][4] The area is also being developed with training facilities for rowers.[4]

The U.S. Army's Fort Hamer was constructed on the south bank of the Manatee River near Gates Creek and included approximately six log buildings including housing for 165 men, a mess hall, hay barn and hospital. It was abandoned within a year after it was built.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hamer New Fort Hamer bridge construction could start next summer, official says by Sara Kennedy January 29, 2014 Bradenton Herald
  2. ↑ Fort Hamer Park
  3. ↑ Sacred Sites
  4. 1 2 Disturbing the ghosts of Fort Hamer James A. Jones Jr. January 16, 2011 Bradenton Herald
  5. ↑ Army had little use for Fort Hamer by Morgan Stinemetz May 7, 1997 Sarasota Herald-Tribune page 2B

Coordinates: 27°31′31″N 82°25′48″W / 27.52528°N 82.43000°W / 27.52528; -82.43000

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