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On foot · city, Florida

Battlefields in Winter Garden, FL

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

Winter Garden has a population of about 37,711. Buildings like these are easy to drive past because they are still in use. The register listing is what tells you why they matter.

Men holding rifles - battlefields — Photo: Jen Theodore on Unsplash

Civil war reenactors fire a cannon, creating a cloud of smoke on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: jerry-putman on Pexels

A cannon on a grassy field - battlefields — Photo: John Kostyk on Unsplash

On the record near Winter Garden, FL

The 12 nearest

12 listed sites on the record match battlefields within 300 miles of Winter Garden, FL, out of 77 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Olustee Battlefield124 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Site · Olustee · listed 1970National Register of Historic Places
Battle of Gully Hole Creek184 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Glynn County · marker erected 1992Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Brushy Creek217 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Cook County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of 1702241 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Decatur County · marker erected 1953Georgia historical marker program
Sherman's March to the Sea: Battle of Shaw's Bridge and Shaw's Dam242 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Chatham County · marker erected 2004Georgia historical marker program
S.S. James Oglethorpe and the Battle of the Atlantic245 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Chatham County · marker erected 2013Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Breakfast Branch254 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Wilcox County · marker erected 1987Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp260 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Baker County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of the Blankets264 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Worth County · marker erected 2004Georgia historical marker program
Battleground of Echowanochaway Creek286 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Randolph County · marker erected 1955Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Echowanotchaway287 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Terrell County · marker erected 1958Georgia historical marker program
Battle of Brier Creek293 miles from the center of Winter Garden · Screven County · marker erected 1956Georgia historical marker program

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

Battlefields in Winter Garden, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
4
View from the public way and note what has changed
5
Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Winter Garden, FL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Winter Garden, 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 Winter Garden

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Winter Garden, 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 Winter Garden, 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.