Fort Christmas was built in the community of Christmas
Florida. This fort was built during the Second Seminole War, Construct started
on Christmas Day December 25, 1837.
Today there sits a full scaled replica of Fort Christmas at
1300 Fort Christmas Rd. The site is less than one mile for the original
location of the Fort. Today at Fort Christmas Park besides the full scale
replica of the fort there is also a growing number of restored Florida Cracker
Houses and Farm Buildings furnished with original and reproduced furniture that
depicts the rural life of Florida from the 1870’s through the 1930’s.
The historical park is just a few miles north of the main
highway HWY 50 separating Central Florida’s Orland and Titusville on the Florida’s
Space Coast . The historical park
also includes several picnic pavilions (including a large one that is covered
and screened), restroom facilities, a unique themed children's playground, a
baseball diamond, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts.
