Osceola
The place
Osceola in Alachua County, Gainesville/Payne's Prairie sector (north-central Florida coastal plain, Florida, USA), at 18 m elevation, subtropical wet savanna. NEAR-DUPLICATE at coordinates 29.85/-82.59 with Tomokie, batch 401 (2 entries for Payne's Prairie SP, a Florida Trail artifact, to be deduplicated). Continuous USA Florida cluster (batches 260-404). Florida Trail shelter/bivouac at Payne's Prairie dedicated to Osceola, Seminole chief (Osceola, 1804-1838, legendary Seminole chief, resistance, Trail of Tears + Payne's Prairie, 87 km² State Preserve since 1971, alligators, bison, wild horses + Gainesville, pop. 145,000, home of UF with 55,000 students, the Gators, iconic + heritage of the Seminoles (Muskogean people, 20,000, Muskogee language) + 3 Seminole Wars, 1817-1858, Osceola died at Fort Moultrie January 30, 1838, arrested under a truce, iconic betrayal + Indian Removal Act, Andrew Jackson, 1830, Trail of Tears + Florida, Adams-Onís Treaty, February 22, 1819, $5 million, Spain cedes to the US as debt settlement + Florida, 27th state, March 3, 1845 + Cuba-Miami exile since the 1959 Castro revolution, 1.2 million immigrants + Disney World, opened October 1, 1971, 100 km², world's 2nd largest theme park + Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, since 1958, iconic + Hurricane Andrew, August 24, 1992, Category 5, 65 dead, $26 billion in damage, iconic).
The setting
Alachua Gainesville/Payne's Prairie north-central Florida coastal plain Florida USA 18 m subtropical wet savanna, NEAR-DUPLICATE at coordinates 29.85/-82.59 with Tomokie batch 401, 2 entries for Payne's Prairie SP Florida Trail to be deduplicated, continuous cluster batches 260-404, Florida Trail shelter/bivouac dedicated to Osceola Seminole chief + Osceola 1804-1838 iconic + Payne's Prairie 87 km² SP since 1971 alligators bison wild horses + Gainesville pop 145,000 UF 55,000 students Gators, Seminoles Muskogean 20,000 Muskogee + 3 Seminole Wars 1817-1858 Osceola Fort Moultrie Jan 30 1838 arrested under truce iconic + Indian Removal Act Jackson 1830 Trail of Tears + Adams-Onís Treaty Feb 22 1819 $5 million debt settlement + Florida 27th state March 3 1845 + Cuba-Miami exile since 1959 Castro 1.2 million + Disney World opened Oct 1 1971 100 km² world's 2nd largest + Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral since 1958 iconic + Hurricane Andrew Aug 24 1992 Cat 5 65 dead $26 billion.
