Tomokie
The place
Tomokie in Alachua County, Gainesville/Payne's Prairie sector (north-central Florida coastal lowlands, Florida, United States), at 18 m elevation, subtropical wet savanna. Continuous USA Florida cluster (batches 260-401). Florida Trail bivouac shelter at Payne's Prairie (Payne's Prairie, 87 km², State Preserve since 1971, alligators, bison, wild horses + Gainesville, 145,000 residents, University of Florida, 55,000 students, iconic Gators football + Alachua Sink, an iconic karst formation + heritage of the Seminole people (a Muskogean people, 20,000 people, Muskogee language, the USA's 3rd largest tribal language + iconic heritage of the 3 Seminole Wars 1817-1858, chief Osceola 1804-1838, iconic resistance, the Trail of Tears, Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act 1830 + iconic heritage of Osceola's death at Fort Moultrie, 30 January 1838, arrest during a truce, seen as a betrayal + iconic Florida heritage, the Adams-Onís Treaty of 22 February 1819, Spain ceding to the USA for $5 M in debt relief + Florida becoming the 27th state on 3 March 1845 + iconic heritage of the Cuban exile community in Miami since the 1959 Castro revolution, 1.2 M immigrants + the 1980 Mariel boatlift, 125,000 exiles + iconic Walt Disney World heritage, opened 1 October 1971, 100 km², the world's 2nd largest theme park + Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, since 1958, iconic + iconic heritage of Hurricane Andrew, 24 August 1992, Category 5, 65 deaths, $26 Bn in damage).
The setting
Alachua Gainesville/Payne's Prairie N central Florida coastal lowlands Florida USA 18 m subtropical wet savanna, continuous cluster batches 260-401, Florida Trail bivouac shelter + Payne's Prairie 87 km² State Preserve 1971 alligators bison wild horses + Gainesville 145,000 UF 55,000 students Gators + Alachua Sink iconic karst, Seminole Muskogean 20,000 Muskogee 3rd largest US tribal language + 3 Seminole Wars 1817-1858 Osceola 1804-1838 iconic Trail of Tears Jackson 1830 + Osceola Fort Moultrie 30 Jan 1838 arrest truce iconic betrayal + Florida Adams-Onís 22 Feb 1819 $5 M debt + Florida 27th state 3 March 1845 + Cuba Miami exile 1959 Castro 1.2 M + 1980 Mariel boatlift 125,000 + Walt Disney World 1 Oct 1971 100 km² 2nd largest worldwide + Kennedy Space Center Canaveral 1958 + Andrew 24 Aug 1992 Cat 5 65 deaths $26 Bn.
