Time travel is still impossible, but despite the latest technology, you can walk around the history of nearly 200 years when you visit Fort Christmas History Park.
Visitors to Orange County Park can see the first Christmas replica built on the second seminar war between 2,000 US troops and Alabama volunteers on Christmas on Christmas in 1837. The full -size replica was built in 1976 as a US Bisennete Project.
The museum reveals what the life of Florida cracker cowboys, the seminols of Florida, and the soldiers occupying the fort. The display traces a family of family settled in the area, and one exhibition displays native American dug out canoeing.
These artifacts help to place people in the era when the original Fort Christmas was standing. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Law and ordered the U.S. Army to relocate all native Americans living in the east of Mississippi to Creek Let in Oklahoma.
The unit headed to Florida in the mid -1830s and built a series of fortes, a day walk along the St. Jung River. Fort Christmas was only used for a few months and was abandoned in March 1838, but the conflict between the US and seminols continued until 1858.
From a tribal perspective, the story is a little different.
“It was a continuous war, and it wasn’t really a war. For us, it’s Geno Side,” said the Florida History Association’s Episode of Florida Frontier, “Oly” Wearham said. Ta. “It’s a continuous story of the slaughter that people are different and killed because people are different.”
Native American with less than 3,000 people who succeeded in fighting more than 30,000 U.S. military using guerrilla tactics during a dispute. The people of seminols were accustomed to the severe climate of Florida and were familiar with land geography.
Approximately 4,000 seminols have moved west, hiding in about 200-300 Everglazes, and more white settlers moved to the area to form a house centered on agriculture and livestock.
Fort represents the oldest period of Fort Christmas History Park, but more than dozens of other structures include Florida Cracker Cabin, old school house, pioneers from the 1870s to 1930s. There are ranches that introduce life.
These historical houses have been moved from the original place to a 175 -acres park and are used for students’ life history demonstrations, including the Florid Living History Festival held in February.
Visitors wander the site, and can walk many of these structures every day from 9:00 am to 4 pm (ironic, excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas days). The duration -specific table settings, kitchen appliances, furniture, and bedroom sets can help transport visitors in time. The exhibits introduce traditional textile art, trapping, ranch life, crushing sugar cane, and how to make syrup.
In addition to exploring history, current visitors can enjoy amenities in parks such as softball fields, tennis courts, basketball coats, playgrounds, and pavilions.
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If you go
Fort Christmas historical parks are open every day from 8:00 am to 6 pm (from 8:00 pm in summer), from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Christmas 1300 Fort Christmas Road (December 24) ~ 25 days closed) A historical building is open. Details: OrangeCOUNTYFL.NET or fchsinfo.com
