As of January 11, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Steps: 710,027
Miles: 302.27
"Goodness, that real world walker is one strange guy."
-- Quote attributed to the Virtual Walker.
Osceola (1804 – January 20, 1838) was a war chief of the Seminole in Florida. Osceola led a small band of warriors (never more than 100) in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War when the United States tried to remove the Seminoles from their lands. He exercised a great deal of influence on Micanopy, the highest ranking chief of the Seminoles.
On October 21, 1837, on the orders of U.S. General Thomas Sidney Jesup, Osceola was captured when he arrived for supposed truce negotiations in Fort Payton. He was imprisoned at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida.
Osceola died of malaria on January 20, 1838, less than three months after his capture, and was buried with military honors.
After his death, army doctor Frederick Weedon removed Osceola's head and embalmed it. Oh sure, this isn't strange thing to do. For more curious factoids about Osceola.
Today, however, Vero Beach is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Dodgers... (Hooo-haaAA!)
The lovely McKee Botanical Gardens...
A color picture of the Jungle Garden from the days when the world was Black and White.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art...
The Indian River Symphonic Association...
The Riverside Theatre...
But for me, its Capt. Christy's "Casual Cruisin" for sure!
A breath-taking picture of a Little Blue Heron borrowed from Capt. Christy's Photo Page. Thanks Capt!
2 comments:
Lots of great links full of interesting reading. I'll have to check them out better when I have more time. You must have an awfully large history book there, Iggy. :)
*nods to Alice in agreement*
Pretty heron!
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