Hunting Grounds

The Expedition party visited the homestead of John and Mary Addison at a place south of Miami on Biscayne Bay which later became known as Cutler. He was a squatter who settled on land that was part of the Perrine Grant and also was part of the "Big Hunting Grounds," as it was called by the Seminoles who hunted there. In time, his land became known as Addison's Hammock and later became part of the Charles Deering Estate. The Expedition texts also refer to the land as "Hunting Ground Hammock."

Sources:

• Map showing location of Addison land, page 35 of "Miami During the Civil War, 1861-65," Tequesta: The Journal of the Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1993
• Charles W. Pierce, Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida, 1970
• National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for the Charles Deering Estate, 1986
• Perrine Community Chronology, University of Miami Libraries
• "All About The New City Which Is Being Laid Out At Cutler On The Perrine Grant." Miami Metropolis, May 21, 1897

References in the Texts:

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• April 8, Friday
• April 13, Wednesday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015