Paula, It was named for Gatlin, the inventor of the Gatlin gun, Seminole war soldier and Civil war soldier (per a friend). I have no additional info. There are lots of books on the Seminole war in Florida available at the library. Rel@ively, Patrice At 3/18/2000 01:57 PM , you wrote: >Does anyone know the history behind Fort Gatlin? >Was it named for someone whose surname was Gatlin? >I am a Gatlin descendant and I was interested to know if >anyone had any information about it's history. > >I'd appreciate any information anyone might have. > > >Thanks in advance. > > >Sincerely, >Paula Street-Eubanks > > >==== FLBREVAR Mailing List ==== >You can search the threaded archives at: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/search.html > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/