Sean Norman, GARI archaeologist, to speak on Battle of Wahoo Swamp, Sept. 10
Sean Norman, archeologist and Assistant Director of the Gulf Archeology Research Institute (GARI), will be a guest speaker for the Citrus County Historical Society's, Coffee and Conversation Speakers Series. Mr. Norman will present on the history and archeological finds of the Battle of Wahoo Swamp, a Black Seminole Indian site.
In the fall of 1836, Territorial Governor Richard K. Call led a beleaguered campaign against the Seminoles occupying the Cove of the Withlacoochee. The offensive culminated in the Battle of the Wahoo Swamp (Nov. 18th-21st) marking it the last major battle in the Withlacoochee theater.
Recently, GARI conducted a National Park Service ABPP grant funded project to examine the history and archaeology of the Battle of Wahoo Swamp. This project combined archaeological methods with insight from local historians to assess the layout of the battlefield. The history of Governor Call's campaign and the results of the archaeological fieldwork of the campaign's final engagement will also be presented.
The program is open to public, but on a first come, first served basis due to space restriction related to Covid-19. For details regarding registering for this event or other information, please call (352) 341-6428, or visit citruscountyhistoricalsociety.org.