Oak Hill in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

What Do You Think?

Seminole Rest Historic Site

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

1. What Do You Think? Marker

Inscription.
Archeologists believe that women and children gathered shellfish along the shore, using their feet and hands or digging with sticks or rakes. Meanwhile. The men fished in the deeper waters of the lagoon or ocean, using fish traps, nets, barbed arrows, or spears.

What did the Timucuans look for when choosing a location to obtain food? What might cause them to return to the same spot repeatedly? Was this a clam-processing site as archeologists suggest or could it have had other purposes?

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An artist’s impression of Timucuan life around 1200 years ago

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans.

Location. 28° 52.193′ N, 80° 50.226′ W. Marker is in Oak Hill, Florida, in Volusia County. Marker can be reached from River Road, 0.1 miles south of Palm Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Marker located within Seminole Rest Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 River Road, Oak Hill FL 32759, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lost Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); The Timucuan Way of Life (about 300

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feet away, measured in a direct line); Preserving the Mound (about 300 feet away); Mounds of Evidence (about 300 feet away); Seminole Rest Trail (about 300 feet away); The Caretakers (about 500 feet away); Oak Hill Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eldora Village (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Hill.

Also see . . . Seminole Rest Historic Site. (Submitted on November 8, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

2. What Do You Think? Marker

Seminole Rest Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, November 1, 2020

3. Seminole Rest Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.