Fort Hamer, Florida
Fort Hamer, Florida | |
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Unincorporated community | |
| Fort Hamer | |
| Coordinates: 27°31′31″N 82°25′48″W / 27.52528°N 82.43000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Manatee |
| Established | November 28, 1849 |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-23895 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295293 |
Fort Hamer is an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida, United States, and was the name of a short-lived U.S. Army fort in eastern Manatee County. Although the area is named for Fort Hamer, the former military installation has never been precisely located through historical or archaeological research.