Seminole Camps or Villages

Members of the Expedition party saw and/or visited several camps, homesteads or villages on their journey. After leaving Fort Myers they saw several abandoned camps, and they found a camp where they encountered Old Nancy near Fort Shackleford (possibly the camp of Little Billy). In their trek across the Everglades, they found signs of many past camps on islands. They also saw the homestead of Billy Harney near the Miami River, and the homestead of John Jumper on the New River. Some of these sites had palmetto thatched structures such as chickees.

Credits:

• Photo, Home of the Seminoles - Pine Island, Florida, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

References in the Texts:

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• March 18, Friday
• March 19, Saturday
• March 20, Sunday
• March 21, Monday
• March 22, Tuesday
• March 26, Saturday
• April 4, Monday
• April 6, Wednesday
• April 12, Tuesday

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