B- Florida Indian Villages, Towns and Settlements

                                <p>A complete listing of all the Indian villages,  towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.</p> <p>Bacuvia. Mentioned as an early settlement apparently  within the province of Apalachee, Fla.</p> <p>Beech Creek. A former <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/seminole-tribe.htm"> Seminole</a> town on Beech cr., Fla., settled by Chiaha Indians from lower  Chattahoochee r., Ga.; exact location unknown. Bell in <i>Morse, Rep. to Sec.  War, 308, 1822</i>.</p> <p>Big Cypress Swamp. A Seminole settlement, with 73  inhabitants in 1880, situated in the "Devil s Garden" on the N. edge of Big  Cypress swamp, 15 to 20 in. s. w. of L. Okeechobee, Monroe co., Fla. MacCauley  in <i>5th Rep. B. A. E., 478, 1887</i>.</p> <p>Big Hammock, The most populous Seminole settlement in  central Florida in 1821; situated N. of Tampa bay, probably in Hillsboro co.  Bell in Morse, <i>Rep. to Sec. War, 307, 1822</i>.</p>                                    <p>Bowlegs Town. A                                      former Seminole town on Suwannee r., w. Fla.                                    ; named after an influential Seminole chief                                     early in the 19th century. Woodward, <i>                                    Reminiscences, 153, 1859</i>.</p>                                   <p>Bucker Woman's Town.                                     A former Seminole settlement E. of Big                                      Hammock town, near Long swamp, central Fla.                                     Bell in Morse, <i>Rep. to Sec. War, 307,                                    1822</i>.</p>                                   <p>                                     <b>                                     <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/indian-villages-towns-and-settlements-of-the-united-states.htm">                                   Villages of the Untied States</a> |&nbsp;                                   <a href="https://accessgenealogy.com/native/indian-villages-towns-and-settlements-of-florida.htm">                                   Florida Indian Villages</a></b></p> <p>         This site        includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes        reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These        items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be        interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes        implied .</p> <p><i>Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906</i></p>   

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Hodge, Frederick Webb, Compiler. The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing Office. 1906.

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