Official Florida Hunt - please post conversations here - Feb - 1,2,3, 2013

[River Rat]

"Looking west on Main Street of Mayo 1906-1913.
Baptist and Methodist Churches on opposite corners.
Three story Masonic Building burned in 1913."
Credit this photo: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, Florida Memory - Looking west down Main Street - Mayo, Florida​

 

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[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

carrybag

hats
towels
diggers
kellyco stringbags


THANK YOU KELLYCO for such great prizes, we have 4 of most of these items so gonna be a great prize pool,

 

[ghost of scrounger]

izzit workin

 

[ghost of scrounger]

downloaded google chrome and it seems to have logged me in. wow. im not here and all my prev info is lost . but my ghost is here and back on.

 

[River Rat]

Glad we got everything worked out, Scrounger. See ya in a few weeks.

 

[ghost of scrounger]

Glad we got everything worked out, Scrounger. See ya in a few weeks.

thanks 4 ur help. them kellyco prizes look good.too/

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

Yes they do!!!....safe travels..see ya soon...

 

[ghost of scrounger]

these only thing i hate about these get togethers. is they over too soon.

i dont have a schedule afterword.if anyone feelslike extending this

unofficially afterword a day or 2.depend on weather.pm me.

 

[Buzzlitebeer]

Well me and Ocala were talking and he mentioned Fort Macomb......well after many hours of google I found out some info!

Fort Macomb was on the west side of the Suwannee River near Dowling Park. A Seminole village was south of the fort. Fort Macomb lasted three years, much longer than the majority of forts and posts in Florida, but there was a bad record of sickness here. During one time, the garrison was so sick that for months not a single soldier posted guard. The bad reputation kept settlers away for years after the war ended.

Fort Buckeye was at Steinhatchee Springs.

Fort 9 Middle Florida was near Mayo, as was also Fort 17 East Florida.


Looking for Fort 9 MF I found out it is about 5 miles out of town! So people think! The grave yard close doesnt seem to match date wise! Too late! I have been to the library and read thru everything they have on the Seminole war but can't get a good marker for it!

More to follow the time is ticking any help would be awesome!

PS I have learned a bunch so it is fun at least!

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

been reading a good article on the area from the book i bought @ SRR , read a good article tonight about a town in the area called branford, and of a crazy guy there, there was a big shoot out, and every other page seems to bring light to how life was turn of the century.....i am calling grandma susie tomorrow and going to remind her to get more books for the hunt time, in case anyone else wanted to purchase one. Also see if there has been any update on the neighbors property...they got home later this evening so i will call them tomorrow after dinner time.....

 

[River Rat]

Yippee, 9 more days!! Who will be going home with this? This trophy will be awarded to the best find from the Florida Hunt 2013!!

 

[ringnut]

Already cleared a spot in the cabinet!! Cant wait to get there.

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

Please reach out me if you have any other guests any of you plan on inviting, as on FB im seeing people say they are attending, but have no clue who they are, so as of Friday there will be a lock on attendees. If you invited someone please have them send me a friendly hello.

 

[ghost of scrounger]

im sure i mentioned wife will be there too.

but she dont hunt.

wed is basically over. i make it 8 days left, now

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

yup..got ya there scrounger....knew wife was attending also...

 

[roy2bears]

we wont be there my wife has some health problems. she will be ok in a few days.

 

[ECS]

Well me and Ocala were talking and he mentioned Fort Macomb......well after many hours of google I found out some info!

Fort Macomb was on the west side of the Suwannee River near Dowling Park. A Seminole village was south of the fort. Fort Macomb lasted three years, much longer than the majority of forts and posts in Florida, but there was a bad record of sickness here. During one time, the garrison was so sick that for months not a single soldier posted guard. The bad reputation kept settlers away for years after the war ended.

Fort Buckeye was at Steinhatchee Springs.

Fort 9 Middle Florida was near Mayo, as was also Fort 17 East Florida.


Looking for Fort 9 MF I found out it is about 5 miles out of town! So people think! The grave yard close doesnt seem to match date wise! Too late! I have been to the library and read thru everything they have on the Seminole war but can't get a good marker for it!

More to follow the time is ticking any help would be awesome!

PS I have learned a bunch so it is fun at least!

A good reference book on Florida forts from the Spanish period up to the VN war:
FLORIDA AT WAR by: Donald D Spencer C 2011 SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Schifferbooks.com - Art Photography, Architecture, Military, Paranormal, Children's, Regional, Pin-ups

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

OK, Invites are OFFICIALLY closed here on TNET and the Facebook page. So i want to thank you all for putting the word out there, and for those folks traveling have safe travels next week. We should have an awesome time, friends and finding history!!! Nothing can beat it!!! and lets all get ready for the chat monday night here on TNET, i will post up again sunday night with a reminder. Lot fo cool stuff to read about in the historical book from the lafayette county historical society we bought last week,...

 

[Buzzlitebeer]

A good reference book on Florida forts from the Spanish period up to the VN war:
FLORIDA AT WAR by: Donald D Spencer C 2011 SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Schifferbooks.com - Art Photography, Architecture, Military, Paranormal, Children's, Regional, Pin-ups

Awesome ty sir I will get it from the library!!

 

[ghost of scrounger]

we wont be there my wife has some health problems. she will be ok in a few days.

sorry , will miss seeing u