Florida Native American Heritage Trail - (Page 32) Southeast Region (continued) Jupiter Inlet Historic and Archaeological Site, Dubois Park Jupiter, Palm Beach County 561.747.6639 www.lrhs.org/htmlPages/dubois.htm Loxahatchee River Historical Museum Jupiter, Palm Beach County 561.747.6639 www.lrhs.org/indexFlash.htm Historical Museum of Southern Florida Dubois Park contains the remains of a village occupied by the Jobe and their predecessors from 1,000 years ago. e shell midden, or trash pile, from the village site is 20 feet high. Jonathan Dickinson, a Quaker merchant whose family and crew were shipwrecked in 1696, is thought to have been held captive at this site. e Dubois Pioneer Home is located on top of the archaeological site. e permanent exhibit, “Five ousand Years on the Loxahatchee,” includes displays about pre-Spanish contact periods dating from 5,000 to 500 years ago. Also on display are Seminole artifacts and a replica of a Seminole village. Miami, Miami-Dade County 305.375.1492 www.historical-museum.org/hmsf/ moreinfo.htm The Historical Museum of Southern Florida tells the stories of people in south Florida and the Caribbean from 12,000 years ago through the present. e “Tropical Dreams: First Arrivals” exhibit features information and artifacts about southern Florida’s first inhabitants and the Miami Circle (see page 33). Crane Point Nature Center, Museums, and Historic Site Marathon, Monroe County 305.743.3900 www.cranepoint.org/index.html Exhibits about Native Americans in the Florida Keys include a 600-year-old dugout canoe. Miccosukee Indian Village and Museum of Tribal and Natural History Miami, Miami-Dade County 305.480.1924 www.miccosukeeresort.com/mivillage.html Billy Bowlegs, 1810 – 1859 Known as Holata Mico or Alligator Chief, Billy Bowlegs was a hereditary chief, descended from Cowkeeper, and probably a nephew of Micanopy. He was a key Seminole leader during the Second and Third Seminole Wars, especially after the capture of Osceola in 1838. A series of successful attacks by his small band of 200 warriors eventually led to a peace treaty in 1842, ending the Second Seminole War. The Florida Territory was relatively calm until 1855 when a U.S. Army raid on Bowlegs’ camp at Great Cypress Swamp provoked three more years of guerrilla-style warfare. One of the last Seminole leaders to agree to removal to Indian Territory in Oklahoma, Billy Bowlegs, along with more than 100 followers, boarded the steamer Grey Cloud at Egmont Key near Tampa in 1858 for the arduous journey to Oklahoma. James J. Miller (Image courtesy of Florida State Archives) e Miccosukee Indian Village offers demonstrations and exhibits of woodcarving, patchwork, beadwork, basket weaving, and doll making. e Miccosukee Museum of Natural and Tribal History was founded in 1983 and features clothing, paintings, and artifacts from the tribe. Snake Warrior’s Island Miramar, Broward County 954.964.0283 www.broward.org/parks/parklist.htm e City of Miramar, State of Florida, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and Broward County have preserved this park in honor of Chitto-Tustenuggee’s (Snake Warrior) village, once located on the island. Archaeological excavations revealed European trade items such as glass beads and other Seminole artifacts at the site, and an 1840s map shows the location of the village within the park. 32 http://www.lrhs.org/indexFlash.htm http://www.historical-museum.org/hmsf/moreinfo.htm http://www.lrhs.org/htmlPages/dubois.htm http://www.cranepoint.net http://www.broward.org/parks/parklist.htm
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