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the white men to honor him. Eighteen towns and three counties in
different states are named for him. Outside the gate of Fort Moultrie
they created a monument to him, with these words:
Osceola
Patriot and Warrior
Died at Fort Moultrie
January 30th, 1838.*
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*The spelling of Osceola's name differs from
That on his tomb; see page 220, Florida,
Old and New, by Frederick W. Dau.