Oct 29 2009
Historical Marker, Curtis Hixon Park
In Curtis Hixon Park, there is a historical marker that is about two hundred feet from the construction fence. I don’t remember seeing this marker when the park was open prior to renovation. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t there.
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GEN. ROBERT E. LEE, C.S.A.
In 1848 a Board of Engineers with Lt.Col. Robert E. Lee, USA as recording officer visited Fort Brooke (Tampa). Aboard the Schooner Phenix they made a survey of Tampa Bay; requested government reservation of the bay Keys and erection of defense works on Egmont Key.