Village of Miccosukee Traditional Cache
BubbaMike2953: Checked and it was still there but due to hiding place is a dead tree and marked for removal I am going to archive this cache. It was fun while it lasted. Thanks to all that looked for and found it.
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Pill bottle a little larger than a 35 mm
Out doing maintenance on my caches today and as I came into the community of Miccosukee I saw one of those historical markers on the side of the road and guess who didn't have their camera. Any way, this is what was on it; In 1778 the British mapped this once thriving community, originally called "MIKASUKI," with "sixty houses, a square, 29 families and 70 gunmen." The village was first settled by Native Americans of Creek descent who were often in armed conflict with white settlers. In 1818 Andrew Jackson and his men invaded, defeating the forces of the village leader "Kinhega." Most of the Native Americans fled, but the areas fertile soil drew settlers and the area was soon resettled. A U.S.Post Office was built in 1821, as were churches, schools, and general stores. The town became a prime location for some of the areas largest cotton plantations. After the Civil War, agriculture remained the mainstay, and by 1887 a railroad served the community. In the 1890s, wealthy northern industrialist began purchasing large tracts of land to use as winter quail hunting estates, taking thousands of acres of land out of agricultural production. Yet the community continued to thrive until the Boll Weevil insect infestation of 1916 and the Great Depression (1929-1935) destroyed Leon County's agricultural base. The rail line ceased operations by the mid 1940s, leaving the the Miccosukee community of today rich in turn-of-the-century charm.
CONGRATULATIONS go to allncham & fam for their FTF and welcome back to caching, we've missed seeing you.
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