Brooker Creek Preserve
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Brooker Creek Preserve is located in Pinellas County, Florida
and is managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District
. It is 9800 acres (39.7 km²), is located at 3940 Keystone Road in Tarpon Springs, Florida
, and offers birding, horseback riding, and hiking.
." The most recent aboriginal
tribe to occupy the land that encompasses the Brooker Creek Preserve was the Tocobaga
tribe. The Tocobaga declined in the 17th century and became extinct in the 18th century due to disease and violence.
Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. Its county seat is Clearwater, Florida, and its largest city is St. Petersburg. This county is contained entirely within the telephone area code 727, except for some sections of Oldsmar, which have the area code 813...
and is managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District
Southwest Florida Water Management District
The Southwest Florida Water Management District , unofficially nicknamed “Swiftmud” or SWFWMD, is one of five regional agencies directed by Florida state law to protect and preserve water resources. Established in 1961 the agency operates and maintains several large properties and flood protection...
. It is 9800 acres (39.7 km²), is located at 3940 Keystone Road in Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,003 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 22,554....
, and offers birding, horseback riding, and hiking.
Aboriginal History
"Native people hunted and gathered here for thousands of years, leaving behind spear points that date from 7000 BCE to 900 CECE
CE, Ce or ce may refer to:* Common Era , secular alternative to Anno Domini * Cerium, chemical element with symbol Ce- Titles :* Chief Executive, administrative head of some regions...
." The most recent aboriginal
Australian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
tribe to occupy the land that encompasses the Brooker Creek Preserve was the Tocobaga
Tocobaga
Tocobaga was the name of a chiefdom, its chief and its principal town during the 16th century in the area of Tampa Bay. The town was at the northern end of what is now called Old Tampa Bay, an arm of Tampa Bay that extends northward between the present-day city of Tampa and Pinellas County...
tribe. The Tocobaga declined in the 17th century and became extinct in the 18th century due to disease and violence.