Indian Mound, St. Petersburg

Creator

Charles H. Stokes

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Creation Date

1-1-1893

Time Period

circa 1893-1895

Abstract

A man sits on top of an indigenous midden, most likely made of piles of discarded oyster shells, in St. Petersburg.

Keywords

Kitchen-middens, Shell mounds, Tocobaga

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Geographic Location

Pinellas County (Fla.); St. Petersburg (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs

Box

2

Digital Date

2025

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

The area we now know as St. Petersburg was originally stewarded by the Tocobaga people until the Spanish invaded the Tampa Bay area between 1528 and 1539 with expeditions led by Pánfilo de Narváez and Hernando de Soto. Over a dozen mounds or middens were found around Booker Creek, Bayboro Harbor, and Mound Park Hospital. The majority have been destroyed by development, although a few remain. They are Pinellas Point Temple Mound Park, Abercrombie Park, Jungle Prada de Narvaez Park, and Maximo Park. The latitude and longitude are for the Temple Mound Park location.

Identifier

S54-080

Recommended Citation

Stokes, Charles H., "Indian Mound, St. Petersburg" (1893). Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs. Image 95.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/stokes/95