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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National MemorialHistoric drawing of Timucua wading and swimming.
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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve & Fort Caroline National Memorial
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Replica Timucuan hut at Fort Caroline

Grace Curran/Park Volunteer

Explore the Timucuan hut at Fort Caroline.

The Timucuan Preserve is named for the Timucua people, who were living in northeast Florida at the time of European arrival in the 16th century. Humans have lived in this area for 6,000 years.

Learn more about the Native American history of the Timucuan Preserve by choosing a link to the right.

Artist's sketch of 1000 CE northeast Florida scene
Life in Northeast Florida, 1000 C.E.
Only the marsh areas along the St. Johns River retain the feel of Florida in 1000 C.E.
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Timucuan chief
The Timucua
The Timucua were living in northeast Florida at European contact.
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Plantation house at Kingsley Plantation  

Did You Know?
The planter's house at Kingsley Plantation, a unit of the Timucuan Preserve, is the oldest plantation house still standing in Florida.
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Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST