Apopka Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Apopka Collection
Alternative Title
Apopka Collection
Subject
Apopka (Fla.)
Description
Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Apopka, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
The Acuera, members of the Timucua people, were the first known inhabitants of Apopka. The Acuera were likely decimated by European diseases brought to Florida by Spanish colonists and the tribe completed disappeared by 1730. Native American refugees from Alabama and Georgia began migrating to Apopka and formed the new Seminole tribe. The Seminoles named the area "Ahapopka." With the Armed Occupation Act of 1842, surviving natives from the Second Seminole War were forced to relocate further south. American settles took over the area and built a major trading center. In 1882, one square mile of the area was officially incorporated as Apopka.
The Acuera, members of the Timucua people, were the first known inhabitants of Apopka. The Acuera were likely decimated by European diseases brought to Florida by Spanish colonists and the tribe completed disappeared by 1730. Native American refugees from Alabama and Georgia began migrating to Apopka and formed the new Seminole tribe. The Seminoles named the area "Ahapopka." With the Armed Occupation Act of 1842, surviving natives from the Second Seminole War were forced to relocate further south. American settles took over the area and built a major trading center. In 1882, one square mile of the area was officially incorporated as Apopka.
Has Part
Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans Collection, Apopka Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Part Of
Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Apopka, Florida
Museum of the Apopkans, Apopka, Florida
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans." Apopka Historical Society and Museum of the Apopkans. http://apopkamuseum.org/.
Collection Items
There are currently no items within this collection.