Safety Harbor Historical Site: Native American Burial Mound
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Markerman62
N 27° 59.327 W 082° 41.395
17R E 333812 N 3097110
Located at the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History
Waymark Code: WM14AQG
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2021
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This mound was created on December 5, 1981, when Native American remains previously held in the museum collection were reinterred. A traditional burial ceremony was conducted by Native Americans and the Treaty of Tocobaga was signed. The treaty guaranteed this mound will forever remain undisturbed. In 1993, a number of suspected human remains were found in the museum collection during an inventory. In 1994, there were tested at the University of Florida and found to be Native American.
On June 30, 2007 another traditional burial ceremony was conducted, which included Native Americans from the southeastern region of the United States, and the remains were added to the mound. The sound in this roped off area is now considered scared ground.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Pinellas
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Community Redevelopment Agency and the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History
Website: Not listed
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