Marker: Battle of Marathon
Dedication Date: January 15th, 2005
Gwome: Marithon Coalition
In District:
nPhlorida
In Rezhn:
[Sarkassum] Kymaerica
Installed January 15, 2005 at 6:00PM.
The Battle of Marathon plaque can be seen at Keys Fisheries, built on the site of an important part of the battlefield. Here is an an article in the Keynoter about the event.
We were able to have a nice slide show in the dusk and talk about the historical context of the battle and what it did to the territorial ambitions of the Conchs. Just alittle up the road is MM (Mile Marker) 48.7 and people often wonder why such a specific place is highlighted. In fact, it is the point where, by tradition, the most intense fighting took place.
We chose this site for the plaque because of a critical skirmish whereby certain rebels snuck behind enemy lines and undermined the Conch Republic left flank. The Conchs had not protected that area because they had vicious trained Tarpon close to shore, but the rebels chummed the water and moved past.
Location:
Gulf End of 35th St, Marathon.
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