File:Village of Miccosukee Historical Marker.JPG

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English: Village of Miccosukee Historical Marker, Miccosukee, Leon County, Florida. The marker reads "In 1778, the British mapped this once thriving community, originally called "Mikasuki," with "sixty houses, a square, 28 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 village leader Kinhagee. Most of the Native Americans fled, but the area's fertile soil drew settlers and the area was soon resettled. A U.S. Post Office was built in 1831 as were churches, schools, and general stores. The town became a prime location for some of the area's largest cotton plantations. After the Civil War, agriculture remained the mainstay, and by 1887 a railroad served the community. In the 1890s, wealthy northern industrialists 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 Miccosukee community of today rich in turn-of-the-century charm."
Date Taken on 15 February 2014, 11:59:04
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Author Michael Rivera
Camera location30° 35′ 38.52″ N, 84° 02′ 28.18″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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