OKEECHOBEE COUNTY

Okeechobee County is a Florida historical marker in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, dedicated 1961.

Okeechobee County · dedicated 1961 · 304 Northwest 2nd St. at County Courthouse, Okeechobee

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Okeechobee County was formed Aug. 7, 1917, from St. Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach Counties. Long a haunt of the Seminoles, the area saw almost no white penetration until the First Seminole War, 1835-42. Much fighting occurred in the county during the war including the Battle of Lake Okeechobee on Dec. 24, 1837. The county has become a major truck crop area. The vicious 1928 hurricane led to flood control on the Lake.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

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