Page 8: State & Local History
and Cultural Heritage
Summary of the key dates about Florida
Summary of the key dates about Florida
10,000 BC
Florida was home to Native Americans beginning about 10,000 B.C.
First Spanish Period 1513-1763
In 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain and Florida is
under Spanish control until 1763.
English Period 1763 to 1784
England controlled Florida. Florida was loyal to the English crown
during the American Revolutionary War.
Second Spanish Period 1784 to July 17, 1821
When the 13 American Colonies won the Revolutionary War, one might
think that Florida would have been handed over to those victorious
Americans, but instead, England gave Florida back to Spain.
On July 17, 1821, about 40 years after Spain took Florida for a
second time, the 300 year history of Florida as a part of Spain came to
an end. It will take us another 100 years for Florida to equal the time
it spent as a part of Spain.
Florida Territory Period July 17, 1821 to 1845
Florida Statehood 1845
General Overview
Brief summary with map of Hernando de Soto's expedition. He
landed in the southern part of Tampa Bay in Manatee County.
The former De Soto Celebration begun in 1939 is now the month-long
Florida Heritage Festival in Manatee County, just south of Hillsborough
County.
How is this area related to the story of
Pocahontas?
Which Indians were actually treated well by
Hernando de Soto, and why?
Short accounts of little-known and well-known parts of Florida's
heritage.
Why were long whips unique to Florida cowboys? Find out when
you listen to Cowboy/Cow whip.
The 266-page scholarly overview by many authors on Florida's ancient
history. It provides the context for further study of Florida's
Paleoindians and the Spanish period. Florida Contexts was a project
directed by Jerald T. Milanich in 1990 who has written several books on
Florida history.
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Florida
History Links by Bob Leonard a professor at the local community
college.
Pictures and a brief description of buildings
throughout Florida
The Alafia River, (pronounced AL-uh-fi, and not
AL-uh-FI-uh, by most
speakers) gets
its name from an old Indian term meaning "River of Fire"
because of the flashes of light that could be seen in the river at
night. Those sparkling streaks were caused by the phosphorus in
the water.
In the 1890's a phosphate mining facility was built
near where US Highway 301 crosses the river. That company was
named the Peruvian Mining Company. It was named after the
settlement of Peru (pronounced PEE-rue by the old times). Peru was
the settlement south of the Alafia, Riverview was the area north of the
Alafia River.
According to message-board poster Ted, this is the St. Charles for
whom the Lake St. Charles community is named. Thank you Ted.
Extensive, detailed. The hidden pearl on this web site is the
interesting historical information that is also given for many places on
each trail.
Native Americans
The Mocoso lived near LSC
Colorful site with a short overview of Seminole history. The
Seminoles were not the Indians who were here when the Spanish
arrived. It was after the original Indians had died or left for
the Caribbean Islands that the Seminoles arrived. Where did the
Seminoles come from?
Sundogna
NEW added November 21
This is a beautiful site on Native Americans.
It contains links to Native American Websites and Tribal
information. It is a great resource - including Biographies, Music, Literature
and Story Telling, Pow Wows, Native American Greeting Cards,
Photographs, and Prints .
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From the web site, "In the winter of
1980-81, Frank Garcia....discovered a wealth of Pleistocene fossil
remains, unlike any other in the world." [Thanks to Terrell
William "Terry" Proctor for maintaining this web site.]
In Bradenton
From Old Photos to Ship Wrecks -- pages from the Florida Division of
Historical Resources
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Mostly archaeology links from the state of Florida's web site
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Only partial articles are online, but you can get a good introduction
to this magazine. Subscriptions are about $20 per year.
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A summary narrative. Organized by category.
Account of a Civil War encounter in Tampa
Long list of civil web sites and resources.
Excellent description of the First Spanish period (1500 to 1763), the
British Period (1763 to 1784), the Second Spanish Period (1784 to 1821),
the Territory Period (1821 to 1845), and statehood.
Long list of places, memorials, parks, library materials, and more,
related to WWII and west central Florida.
West central Florida. The author has collected and then presents an
interesting enhancement to this area's history.
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Also by Bob Leonard - local college professor
Florida Photographic Collection, Online Classroom, Highlights of
Florida History, Collections, Timeline.
Actual papers from WWI enlistments and the Board of Confederate
Soldiers' Pension Board.
Day-by-day list.
Florida became a U.S. Territory on July 17, 1821.
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If you want to research local history, this is a good place to go.
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By horse. This group helps preserve Florida's cattle and
horse heritage and the East-West greenway from Bradenton to Ft. Pierce
which was the Cracker Trail. There is a ride every year. In
2004 the ride dates February 22nd to February 27th.
But you can still participate even if you do not ride a horse.
The Cracker Trail was the first cross-Florida trading route and began
in the 1870s.
The term "cracker" was used to describe the cracking of the
whips used by
Florida cowboys to herd cattle.
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Handy Move-In
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Schools
Education Day Care- Summer Programs
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Homework Libraries
References Clubs, Groups, Organizations |
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Parenting |
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Fast Fact When You First Move To Riverview
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State
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Tampa Hillsborough County Area Guides Sites Giving
Tampa/Hillsborough Information The List of Lists |
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Sports, Sports Teams Fan Clubs Recreation
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Arts, Music, Museums |
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Nature Gardening
Snakes Wildlife Environment Pests Link
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Hunting Fishing Camping
Parks Boating Hiking Biking
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Florida Welcome Center Florida Attractions
Other Cities
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The Technical Tourist
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Home, Home Improvement, Family
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Real Estate |
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Computers and the Internet |
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Riverview's Web Sites Other South County Community Web Sites |
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Pets, Hobbies, Special Interests
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Just Plain Odd |
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News, Time, Weather,
Hurricanes,
Newspapers, TV, Radio
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Emergency Preparedness,
Fire, Safety
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Health, Medical, Hospitals |
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Social Services,
Transportation, Vital Statistics, Volunteering
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Local, State Government,
Elected Officials, Politics
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Law Enforcement, Safety,
Neighborhood Watch, Consumer Protection.
Updated June 24, 2006 with Neighborhood Watch
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CDD, HOA
Reference and Informative Links
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Federal Government
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Attorney |
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Employment, Business |
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Astronomy
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Concluding
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