{{Short description|U.S. Army fortification during the Seminole Wars}} thumb|250px|Camp Izard '''Camp Izard''', also written as '''Camp Izzard''', was a fortification of the U.S. Army built along the Withlacoochee River (Ouithlacoochee) during the Seminole Wars. It is about 20 miles southwest of Ocala<ref name=pic/> and had a cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll4/id/5218|title=CONTENTdm|website=hdl.huntington.org}}</ref> The site is now part of the Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://files.floridados.gov/media/695430/seminole_war_heritage_trail.pdf |title=Florida Seminole Wars Heritage Trail |publisher=Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources |year=2015 |isbn= |language=en |oclc=919465700}}</ref> It was named for Lieutenant James F. Izard after he was killed in combat with the Seminoles in the area February 1836.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeph1.com/2016/08/osceola--facts-second-seminole-war.html|title=Osceola and Facts about the Second Seminole War|website=www.zeph1.com}}</ref>

In 1897, an annual picnic was reportedly held in the Camp Izard area.<ref name=pic>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14884849/camp_izard_annual_picnic_1897_the/|title=Camp Izard Annual Picnic, 1897, The Ocala Evening Star, 27 Jul 1897|newspaper=The Ocala Evening Star |date=27 July 1897 |page=1 |publisher=|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Camp Izzard Boat Ramp is in the area.

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