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This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Ocala National Forest is home to numerous 19th and 20th century homesteads. This poster presents preliminary work from the 2021 field season of the UCF-USFS Ocala National Forest archaeological partnership. Excavations focus on two of these sites, including the Long Homestead. Excavations provide insight into the lifeways of Florida’s homesteaders, including artifacts associated with...
Contextualizing the Civilian Conservation Corps in Florida’s Ocala National Forest (2022)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) played a crucial role in the development of Florida’s parks and forests. By 1933, young men were deployed in rural areas constructing vital infrastructure, controlling fires, and rehabilitating natural resources. In the Ocala National Forest (ONF) efforts focused on developing visitor infrastructure at various attractions, including the numerous...
Digital Archaeology and its impact on America’s Last Remaining CCC Watermill in the Ocala National Forest (2023)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Recent Directions in Florida’s Historical Archaeology", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Ocala National Forest is home to many, significant New Deal sites. Juniper Springs Recreational area is one of the first sites constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the forest (1936). Its construction was part of an early CCC experiment exploring the efficacy of federally funded tourist sites to...
Documenting America’s Last Remaining CCC Watermill in the Ocala National Forest (2022)
This is a poster submission presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Ocala National Forest is home to many, significant New Deal sites. Juniper Springs Recreational area is one of the first sites constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the forest (1936). Its construction was part of an early CCC experiment exploring the efficacy of federally funded tourist sites to stabilize local economies during the Great Depression. As part of this...