An outpost within the wilderness, the early days of previous Fort Pierce


Ted Burrows, St. Lucie Historic Society

On New 12 months’s Day 1838 a regiment of newly arrived American troopers labored underneath the winter solar on the west financial institution of the Indian River, clearing a spot for his or her new fort and constructing a log blockhouse for shelter and safety. The subsequent day, Jan. 2, 1838, the brand new wilderness outpost turned lively – named Fort Pierce to honor its first commander, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Benjamin Kendrick Pierce.

Pierce and the first Artillery Regiment had arrived late on the afternoon of Dec. 31, one among two separate army models that had traveled south alongside the lagoon from their earlier camp on the northern tip of Merritt Island close to Cape Canaveral.  The opposite contingent was a blended power of troopers and sailors commanded by U.S. Navy Lt. Levin Powell.



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