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Fort Basinger, Florida

Coordinates: 27°21′46″N 81°03′10″W / 27.36278°N 81.05278°W / 27.36278; -81.05278
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Engraving of Fort Basinger, 1883

Fort Basinger is an unincorporated town in Highlands County, Florida that arose around the Second and Third Seminole Wars fortification: Fort Basinger. The fort was situated 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Okeechobee. Just north of Fort Basinger is Lorida, and just above that is Sebring.

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27°21′46″N 81°03′10″W / 27.36278°N 81.05278°W / 27.36278; -81.05278