Student Using a Pump at Fort Christmas
Dublin Core
Title
Student Using a Pump at Fort Christmas
Alternative Title
Pump at Ft. Christmas
Subject
Christmas (Fla.)
Outposts
Historic parks
Chores
Description
A kindergarten student at Fort Christmas Historical Park using a pump that was used for chores in the mid-nineteenth century at Fort Christmas, Florida. Present-day Christmas was originally occupied by the Timucuan tribe, which was eventually obliterated by European diseases when the Spanish arrived in Florida. In the early eighteenth century, the Seminole tribes began migrating to Florida to raise cattle and grow citrus. Due to the outbreak of the Second Seminole War, the United States began the construction of Fort Christmas began on December 25, 1837. The fort was used as a supply depot for its strategic location, but was abandoned in March 1838 as the Seminoles moved southward. In the late 1970s, the Orange County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fort Christmas Historical Society constructed a replica of the historic Fort Christmas just south of Christmas Creek. Fort Christmas Historical Park, located at 1300 Fort Christmas Road, was dedicated in 1977.
Abstract
A kindergarten student is learning about chores performed by children in the mid 1800's at Ft. Christmas
Creator
Davis, Larry D., Jr.
Source
Original color digital image by Larry D. Davis, Jr., November 11, 2009: Private Collection of Dr. Larry D. Davis, Jr.
Date Created
2009-11-11
Contributor
Davis, Larry D., Jr.
Is Part Of
Christmas Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Extent
1.12 MB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Fort Christmas Historical Park, Christmas, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.562047, -81.022307
Temporal Coverage
1800-01-01/1899-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and owned by Larry D. Davis, Jr.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Larry D. Davis, Jr. and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Dr. Larry D. Davis, Jr.
External Reference
Fort Christmas Historical Society. The History of Fort Christmas, Fl: Fort Christmas Historical Society, 2000.
Carlisle, Rodney P., and Loretta Carlisle.Forts of Florida: A Guidebook. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Larry Davis, “Student Using a Pump at Fort Christmas,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1396.