Fort Brooke

Fort Brooke was a historical military post situated on the east bank (at the mouth) of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Convention Center currently stands at the site.

Read more about Fort Brooke:  Fort Brooke As A Military Outpost, Fort Brooke As An Incorporated Town

Famous quotes containing the words fort and/or brooke:

    Superstition? Who can define the boundary line between the superstition of yesterday and the scientific fact of tomorrow?
    —Garrett Fort (1900–1945)

    dreams happy as her day;
    And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
    In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
    —Rupert Brooke (1887–1915)