SW010 They’re Still Standing: Monuments, Markers & Statues of Florida Seminole Wars

We spend a great amount of time on this podcast exploring various aspects of the Seminole Wars. And Rightly So. In this episode, however, we spend time exploring how to find some of the places we have discussed. 

Joining us today to help us is historian John Missall. John, you may recall, was our inaugural guest to kick off the Seminole Wars podcast.  He and his wife Mary Lou hit the road a few years back, driving to identify where all the sites, markers, and monuments from the Florida Wars. These identify where all the battles, skirmishes, and roads are that feature so prominently in our discussions. They represent Florida history -- the good, the bad, and the ugly -- a history that no one can erase or cancel but which can serve to teach us lessons in human conduct. The result of their odyssey is the Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail Guide. They compiled, edited, and contributed articles to it – and solicited complementary articles from Seminole War scholars as well. The Seminole Wars Foundation packaged it and the State of Florida published it.

Host Patrick Swan is a board member with the Seminole Wars Foundation. He is a combat veteran and of the U.S. Army, serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Kosovo, and at the Pentagon after 9/11. A military historian, he holds masters degrees in Public History, Communication, and Homeland Security, and is a graduate of the US Army War College with an advanced degree in strategic studies. This podcast is recorded at the homestead of the Seminole Wars Foundation in Bushnell, Florida. 

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