Camp Izard, also written as Camp Izzard, was a fortification of the U.S. Army built along the Withlacoochee River (Ouithlacoochee) during the Seminole Wars. It is about 20 miles southwest of Ocala[1] and had a cemetery.[2] The site is now part of the Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail.[3] It was named for Lieutenant James F. Izard after he was killed in combat with the Seminoles in the area February 1836.[4]
In 1897, an annual picnic was reportedly held in the Camp Izard area.[1] The Camp Izzard Boat Ramp is in the area.
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- ^ a b "Camp Izard Annual Picnic, 1897, The Ocala Evening Star, 27 Jul 1897". The Ocala Evening Star. 27 July 1897. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". hdl.huntington.org.
- ^ Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail (PDF). Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. 2015. OCLC 919465700.
- ^ "Osceola and Facts about the Second Seminole War". www.zeph1.com.
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