Fort Brooke: Difference between revisions

After the fort's closure, most of the land was open to homesteaders, and some garrison buildings remained on site.<ref>Rajtar, p. 17.</ref> Shortly after the post was decommissioned, Fort Brooke became an independent [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporated]] town in 1885.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/US_Mayors2.html|title=Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W|work=worldstatesmen.org|accessdateaccess-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> Fort Brooke was annexed by Tampa in 1907.<ref>Rajtar, p. 17.</ref>