The Fort Pierce History Museum
Wednesday Night, the 4th, just before the Fireworks display I met John on the dock. John works as a Docent at the History Museum, just over the bridge. He told me about the museum and said i should really see it. He was right. It's all donated items from this area. All local stuff dating back hundreds of years. There were items from The Fort Pierce that I had seen previously on a bike ride. Plus they had a display on Treasure with some documents by John Brandon - the hunter I met on my first day here. (shown in a prior post) It was not a busy day at the museum so John was able to give me a guided tour with LOTS of explanation and history. Very interesting...
A 'Cracker House', authentic Florida style was moved from town to the museum.
Diorama of Fort Pierce.
Photo taken last week during a bike ride at Ft. Pierce
Note: Indian mound in back left corner of photo. I stood on top of it.
Side A
Side B
If i'm not butchering this too badly, here is what i understood John to say... The English and French were at war in the very early 1800's. The French were in Florida and the English were up in the Carolina's. The English trained, armed and aided the Seminole tribe from the Carolina's to go south and wipe out ALL the other Indian tribes in Florida. Then in the 1830's the US Army went to war with the Seminoles to 'move them' off their land. (the land they got when they conquered all of Florida) That's when Sherman met with the Seminole Chief about moving West...
Seminole Chief
Ais Chief Coacoochee who met with Sherman. (Wildcat)
The local different Indian Tribes, pre-Seminole annihilation
Actual necklaces found in the mound at the Old Fort Park.
The Treasure Coast Room
signature top left: John Brandon. (famous treasure hunter)
Ships heavy with Gold used the Gulf Stream to head north to Spain.
Till storms pushed them onto reefs and sank them on Florida's Treasure Coast.
(there is still LOTS of gold and treasure from undiscovered ships out there to be found!)
Other Old Florida Stuff
After a fishing industry ran its course, Floridians tried Pineapple farming, then Oranges.
Everyone needs an Armadillo purse?
An example of a Still out behind the barn
The Seminole Tribe NEVER signed a Peace Treaty. So technically they are still at war with the USA. But now they are making so much money from their Casinos that I think they are over it?
I'm at Peace with everyone and enjoying studying about Florida.
- Happy 4th Week, Skip
