D- Florida Indian Villages, Towns and Settlements

A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.

Dest. A former village, probably Timuquanan, in Florida, lat. 28 30 7 , near a small lake. Bartram, Voy., i, map, 1799.

Duharhe. A country on the coast of Florida, seen by Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon in 1520, whose people were light in color and had abundant hair. The chief who ruled over this and other provinces was said to have been nourished on a certain food that caused him to grow to a gigantic size. Barcia, Ensayo, 4, 1723.


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

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