Thonotosassa

[antmike915]

4 1/4 by 1 3/8 Thonotosassa found by me in Hillsborough County Florida in .... guess what city.... Thonotosassa (kind of ironic). I was going to save this for a Sunday artifact post but decided Saturday was good enough this time. Unfortunately it has a slight tip ding but at least the rest of it was there. Here's some cool trivia on the definition of "Thonotosassa ".

The name "Thonotosassa" comes from the Seminole-Creek words ronoto "flint" and sasv "some", meaning the place was a source of valuable flint. Following the establishment of Fort Brooke in 1824 in what is now Tampa, a road that ran northwest of Lake Thonotosassa was built between Fort Brooke and Fort King in Ocala.

 

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[newnan man]

One of my favorite Florida type's. That's a nice example.

 

[antmike915]

One of my favorite Florida type's. That's a nice example.

One of my favorites too

 

[T.C.]

Very nice...similar to a Windust out West.

 

[antmike915]

Very nice...similar to a Windust out West.

Hey T.C. do you have a picture of one, it would be cool too see one.

 

[scotto]

Sweet point!

I've been to Thonotosassa a hundred times. I used to live in Temple Terrace, before we built a house in Riverview.

 

[antmike915]

Sweet point!

I've been to Thonotosassa a hundred times. I used to live in Temple Terrace, before we built a house in Riverview.

I miss it there, just not the humidity.

 

[DaveSmith]

nice find.