the dade battlefield park is in bushnell fl off us 301 or can go off I-75 at bushnell we have my husbands family reunions there every two year there is a small museum &signs telling about his last battle with the seminole indian at that place.next time i go i will check & see what is said about his life. earleene ----- Original Message ----- From: <deerrun@mindspring.com> To: <GADADE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: Re: Re: [GADADE] Francis Dade > I've always wondered why Dade County GEORGIA was named for Gen. Francis Langhorne Dade... he was never in this part of Georgia and not a whole lot has been written about him in history books. > > Sue > > > -------Original Message------- > From: earleene <erpre@earthlink.net> > Sent: 07/28/03 11:46 PM > To: GADADE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GADADE] Francis Dade > > > > > linda,i'm also in fla & the same gen dade was the person both places are > named for. there is a dade battle field park in bushnell fl with lots of > info on him i think it was his last battle it is off 301 earleene. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James&Linda Sanford" <jsowlhaven@att.net> > To: <GADADE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:26 PM > Subject: [GADADE] Francis Dade > > > > Hi. I may be jumping in not having a clue what your looking for. I > live > just two counties north of Dade in Florida.The county of Dade was named > after, Major Francis Langhorne Dade. Is someone looking in the wrong Dade > county? I'd be happy to help down here if I can. > > > > Linda Holland Sanford > > > > Owlhaven > > > > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to everyone on the list, send > > your email message to: GADADE-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > Don't leave any stone unturned. > Visit the Rootsweb Resource Page for Dade County > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/GA/Dade/ > > > > > > ==== GADADE Mailing List ==== > Post only material you own. When you post to RootsWeb.com, you > must either be the copyright holder, have written permission from the > copyright holder, or the material must clearly be in the public domain. > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html >