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Battlefields in Clearwater, FL

Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. Clearwater is one of the cities the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL metro area is officially named after. The record can, and the closest listings to Clearwater, FL are below.

Battlefields on the record near you, listed with what happened there and who fought.

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On the record near Clearwater, FL

The 10 nearest

10 listed sites on the record match battlefields within 300 miles of Clearwater, FL, out of 133 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Olustee Battlefield157 miles from the center of Clearwater · Site · Olustee · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Battle of 1702230 miles from the center of Clearwater · Decatur County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Brushy Creek230 miles from the center of Clearwater · Cook County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Gully Hole Creek240 miles from the center of Clearwater · Glynn County · marker erected 1992Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp256 miles from the center of Clearwater · Baker County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of the Blankets273 miles from the center of Clearwater · Worth County · marker erected 2004Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Breakfast Branch276 miles from the center of Clearwater · Wilcox County · marker erected 1987Georgia historical marker program
Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek285 miles from the center of Clearwater · Randolph County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Echowanotchaway287 miles from the center of Clearwater · Terrell County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Sherman's March to the Sea: Battle of Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam299 miles from the center of Clearwater · Chatham County · marker erected 2004Georgia historical marker program

Distances are straight-line from the center of Clearwater, FL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Battlefields in Clearwater, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Clearwater, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Clearwater, FL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Clearwater

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Clearwater, FL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Clearwater, FL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.