Dade County Created
Tomorrow (February 4th) will be the 176th anniversary of the creation of Dade County by the Florida Legislature. The county was named in honor of U.S. Army Major Francis L. Dade, who was in command of a contingent of 110 men marching from Fort Brooke (Tampa) to Fort King (Ocala) when they were ambushed on December 28, 1835 by Seminole Indians. Dade and his soldiers were slain, almost to a man.
