1936 SEMINOLE CONFERENCE
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N 25° 51.917 W 081° 06.829
17R E 488596 N 2860769
south side of Tamiami Trail
Waymark Code: WM3ARM
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2008
Views: 43
On February 22, 1936, this pine hammock was the site of a conference attended by about 275 Seminoles and several representatives of state and local governments. Florida's New Deal governor, David W. Sholtz (1933-37), had aided the state's economic recovery from the great depression. Accompanied by members of his cabinet and D. Graham Copeland of the Collier County Board of Commissioners, Sholtz journeyed into the Everglades to discuss with Seminole leaders what the government could do to assist the Indians in those trying times. A ceremonial welcome was followed by conversations in which Gotch Nagoftee (Josie Billie) and Tush Kee Henehe (Corey Osceola) spoke for the Seminoles. The Indians appreciated the offer of aid but, fearing removal from the Everglades, gave the Governor this reply: "Pohoan Checkish" - "Just leave us alone."
Marker Number: F-259
Date: 1978
County: Collier
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: sponsored by the collier county historical society in cooperation with department of state
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