Assessment and Documentation of Cultural Resources of the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, State Park, Okeechobee County, Florida

Author(s): Christine Newman; Melissa Memory; Brenda Swann

Year: 2002

Summary

In 1997 the C.A.R.L. Archaeological Survey began their survey and assessment of the cultural resources on the Kissimmee Prairie State Buffer Preserve. Since this date, several trips have been made to the property that have resulted in the identification and documentation of nineteen archaeological and historical sites on the property. The C.A.R.L. Survey identified sixteen sites, and the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy, Inc. recorded three sites. Although this is a significant number, additional resources will likely be found as more areas of the preserve are examined. Eleven of the known resources are historic in nature (post A.D. 1500), seven are prehistoric, and one has both historic and prehistoric components.

Cite this Record

Assessment and Documentation of Cultural Resources of the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, State Park, Okeechobee County, Florida. Christine Newman, Melissa Memory, Brenda Swann. Tallahassee, Florida: C.A.R.L. Archaeological Survey, Bureau of Archaeological Resarch. 2002 ( tDAR id: 391206) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8R78G4H

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Belle Glade Culture • Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American • Okeechobee Basin Culture • Spanish • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Metal • Shell

Site Name
8OB225 • 8OB227 • 8OB237 • 8OB238 • 8OB239 • 8OB240 • 8OB241 • 8OB242 • 8OB243 • 8OB245 • 8OB246 • 8OB247 • 8OB248 • 8OB249 • 8OB57 • 8OB58 • 8OB59 • 8OB60 • Arthur Raulerson Cattle Trough • Cow Camp • Crescent Hammock • Drake Kilpatrick House/Latt Maxey Cow Camp and Cattle Pens • Eucalyptus Homestead • Gum Slough Ridge • Kilpatrick Homestead • Latt Maxey Camp Prehistoric Site • Long Hammock North • Lost archaeologists • McGuire Hammock • Mulberry Midden • Orange Tree • Pine Island Slough • Prescott Homestead • South Florida and Gulf Railroad Line • Stirrup Cow Camp • Twiggs Trail Show More

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Cattle Dip Vat • Cattle watering trough • Historic cow camp • Homestead sites • Midden • Railroad • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Seminole war • Trail • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Avon Park Bombing Range • Kissimmee River • Lake Okeechobee Basin

Temporal Keywords
18th - 19th Century • Belle Glade Period • Seminole War Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -81.549; min lat: 26.966 ; max long: -80.763; max lat: 27.781 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Avon Park Air Force Range

Contributor(s): Ryan J. Wheeler; Johnna Thackston; Pam Vojnovski; Bill Stanton; Christina Halperin

Principal Investigator(s): Christine Newman

Landowner(s): Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund; South Florida Water Management District; Florida's Conservation and Recreation Lands

Sponsor(s): Bureau of Archaeological Research, Tallahasse, Fl

Prepared By(s): C.A.R.L. Archaeological Survey

Submitted To(s): Avon Park Air Force Range; United States Air Force, Air Combat Command

Record Identifiers

FMSF Survey #(s): 7060

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