Built in 1972. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1947.
“Fort Foster is a Second Seminole War era fort in central Florida, located 9 miles (14 km) south of current-day Zephyrhills in Pasco County.”
Wikipedia article Fort Foster (Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Hillsborough County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1972.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Fort Foster between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,935 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 BOXER |
| 5 July 1995 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Natural | 40 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 19 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/MORRIS BRIDGE FIRE/0852 |
| 12 July 2007 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 HAM |
| 8 June 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fort Foster: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Contraction, Inc. - Larkin Sand Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Sims Crane & Equipment Co. - Lake In the Pines Mine | Sand | Unknown |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000324 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hillsborough County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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