Nocoroco
Nocoroco | |
Nearest city | Ormond Beach, Florida |
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Coordinates | 29°21′7″N 81°5′14″W / 29.35194°N 81.08722°W |
NRHP reference No. | 73000605[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
Nocoroco is the site of a Timucuan village located on the Tomoka River, in Tomoka State Park.[2] The park is located two or three miles north of Ormond Beach, Florida on North Beach Street.[3][4]
History
Approximately seven thousand years ago, during the Archaic Period, indigenous people found plentiful fish and shellfish at this site in the shelter of a barrier island to the east.
The British occupation began in 1763 when Great Britain received Florida from Spain in a trade.[8] The site of the village of Nocoroco was part of a British land-grant called Mt. Oswald, held by Richard Oswald. His plantation grew indigo and rice.[9] After its return to the Spanish in 1783, the area was likely cultivated until many plantations were destroyed near the beginning of the Second Seminole War in 1835.[5][10]
Site Archeology
The midden at Nocoroco is mainly composed largely of a black earth accumulation, with pockets of shell and a few larger shell accumulations.
NRHP listing
On May 7, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places[7] as a site significant for its information potential in the area of aboriginal history.[2]
Present day
Today the site of the village of Nocoroco is marked by a large fountain sculpture, called the "Tomokie Fountain", created by Frederick Dana Marsh.[2][7][12] The fountain is Marsh's artistic interpretation of the legend of Tomokie, whose arrogance in drinking from a sacred spring was paid for with his life and those of all his band.[12] According to information at the site, references to the legend date back more than one hundred years.[12]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Volusia County listings". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 29, 2008.
- ^ "Volusia County listings". MyFlorida.com. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ "Nocoroco". MyFlorida.com. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ^ a b "Tomoka State Park". brochure. Florida Park Service. 2006.
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(help) - ^ a b c "Tomoka Historical Trail". Historic Hiking Trails. July 29, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009.
- ^ "Tomoka State Park". brochure. Florida Park Service. 2006.
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(help) - ^ "Ormond Beach". Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Volusia County markers "Volusia County markers". MyFlorida.com. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. July 29, 2008.
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value (help) - ^ a b c d [1], Florida Historical Society. The Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 4 (April 1949), p344-345
- ^ a b c Boyd, Marie E. M. "The Legend of Tomokie". flyer. Tomoka State Park.
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