An Archaeological and Historical Report on Jackson Blue Springs and Merritt's Millpond, Jackson County, Florida

Author(s): Michael (Mike) Wisenbaker; Christina Halperin

Year: 2002

Summary

What Blue Springs County Park lacks in size, it makes up for in cultural resources, both in terms

of density and variety. For example, three archaeological sites were recorded within the park at

the time of state acquisition. While the CARL Archaeological Survey intended to do a typical

reconnaissance survey there, we ended up doing mostly gratis mitigation work to help Jackson

County save money. Consequently, much work still needs to be done to get a better and clearer

understanding of the park's historical resources. One thing we did not accomplish was to compare

sites in the park with specific soil types and natural communities. The reason we could not meet

this goal is that data on soils and original natural comminutes have yet to be digitized. We already

know, nonetheless, that the entire tract is rich with significant sites. All test pits placed on the

property thus far have produced historical resources of some sort. Unfortunately, some previous

land uses of the property, particularly some of the contouring that occurred closest to the spring,

have altered the area's archaeological integrity, although much of the tract bears only minor

scarring.

Cite this Record

An Archaeological and Historical Report on Jackson Blue Springs and Merritt's Millpond, Jackson County, Florida. Michael (Mike) Wisenbaker, Christina Halperin. 2002 ( tDAR id: 454742) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8454742

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • former Governor Milton's Plantation-Sylvania is located in this vicinity as well as possibly a Spanish Mission • Historic • Mississippian • PaleoIndian • Woodland

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

Site Name
8JA67, 8JA1761, 8JA1756, 8JA1757 and 8JA1766

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • A varitey of site types and functions occurred here from Paleoindian to post WWII • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Collections Research • Consultation • Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research • Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Archaeology and History from Paleoindian times to modern era

Geographic Keywords
Jackson Blue Sprint, Merritt's Millpoind, Marianna, Jackson County, Florida

Temporal Keywords
PALEO - Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.21; min lat: 30.735 ; max long: -85.094; max lat: 30.807 ;

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