Arbuckle Creek
Arbuckle Creek is located in Central Florida. It flows from Lake Arbuckle and eventually feeds into Lake Istokpoga after passing by the Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area and Avon Park Air Force Range (a bombing range outside Avon Park, Florida Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,836, and in 2018 the estimated population was 10,695. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, ...). The creek offers scenic paddling through natural habitats. A public boat ramp provides access for small boats and paddle craft. The creel covers about 25 miles. According to an interview, the Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs III was born on the Arbuckle Creek. References {{authority control Rivers of Florida ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central Florida
Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida. Different sources give different definitions for the region, but as its name implies it is usually said to comprise the central part of the state, including the Tampa Bay area and the Greater Orlando area, though in recent times the Tampa Bay area has often been described as its own region, with "Central Florida" becoming more synonymous with the Orlando area (most notably, this is what the local news channels in each respective metro area call their region). It is one of Florida's three directional regions, along with North Florida and South Florida. Under the previously mentioned "usual" definition, it includes the following counties: Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas. Polk, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia though Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and maybe Manatee are also considered to be the Tampa Bay area. Geography Like many ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Istokpoga
Lake Istokpoga is a freshwater lake in Highlands County, Florida. It is fed by two creeks, Arbuckle Creek and Josephine Creek. The oblong-shaped lake is approximately wide by long. It is considered the fifth largest lake in the state of Florida. Despite its area, it is very shallow, with an average depth of only . Maximum depth is . As a result, boaters must be cautious to not become stranded in muck near the shore line. Bass and pontoon boats are the most commonly used watercraft, with some use of airboats. With such shallowness, this lake is extremely dangerous for boaters during windstorms, as the waves get quite high. Boating and fishing are popular activities at this lake. There are at least half a dozen fish camps on Lake Istokpoga. Several of these fish camps book visitors for fishing trips and they also have cabins and hook up for campers, for overnight stays. The amenities on the lake are 5 public boat ramps and 2 public parks, one on the lake's north side a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arbuckle Wildlife Management Area
Arbuckle may refer to: People *Arbuckle (surname) * William Arbuckle Reid (born 1933), British educationalist Places United Kingdom * Arbuckle railway station, Scotland United States *Arbuckle, California * Arbuckle, Pennsylvania *Arbuckle, West Virginia *The Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma *Arbuckle Reservoir, Oklahoma *Fort Arbuckle (Oklahoma), Garvin County, Oklahoma * Fort Arbuckle (Florida) *Lake of the Arbuckles, Oklahoma *Old Fort Arbuckle, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Other uses *Arbuckle (band), headed by musician and actor Danny Cooksey *''Arbuckle'', play by Cintra Wilson *Fatty Arbuckle's, restaurant chain in the UK *Iggy Arbuckle, fictional pig in an animated program of the same name *Moreland and Arbuckle, American blues duo *NQ Arbuckle, Canadian alternative country band *Jon Arbuckle Jonathan Q. Arbuckle is a fictional character from the ''Garfield'' comic strip by Jim Davis. He also appears in the animated television series ''Garfield and Friends'' and ''The Garfiel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avon Park Air Force Range
Avon may refer to: *River Avon (other), several rivers Organisations * Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England * Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following refinancing, as ''New Avon'' *Avon Inflatables, a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment * Avon Products, a manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products * Avon (publisher), an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins *Avon Rubber, a manufacturer of rubber products *Avon Tyres, a UK car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company * Avon and Somerset Police, a police department in the United Kingdom People *John Avon (born 1961), Welsh illustrator * Avon Cobourne (born 1979), American football running back * Anthony Eden (1897–1977), Earl of Avon *Avon Honey (1947–2010), American politician from Louisiana *Avon Long (1910–1984), American singer and acto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Avon Park, Florida
Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,836, and in 2018 the estimated population was 10,695. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. History The first permanent white settler in Avon Park was Oliver Martin Crosby, a Connecticut native who moved to the area in 1884 to study the wildlife of the Everglades. By 1886, enough people had followed that the town of "Lake Forest" was founded. As president of the Florida Development Company, he recruited settlers to the area, many of whom were from England, including many from the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, who gave the town its name. In 2006, then-mayor Thomas Macklin (Republican) proposed City Ordinance 08-06, which would have blocked the issuance or renewal of city licenses to businesses that hired undocumented aliens, fined any property owner who rented and leased property to undocumented aliens, and established E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Billy Bowlegs III
Billy Bowlegs III, Billy Fewell, aka Cofehapkee (1862–1965), was a Seminole elder, who was also of African-American descent. He was a tribal historian in Florida. Early life and education According to an interview with Bowlegs, he was born on the Arbuckle Creek where it meets Lake Istokpoga. He was named Billie Fewell at birth, and was also known by his Seminole name, ''Cofehapkee''. He was the son of a Seminole father and a Black Seminole mother. His maternal grandmother, an African-American slave woman named Nagey Nancy, was taken captive by Seminole warriors during the Second Seminole War and adopted into the tribe. He was a member of the Snake Clan. His mother, Old Nancy, was killed in 1889, along with several other members of the Snake Clan, by his uncle, Jim Jumper, in the Jim Jumper massacre. Bowlegs lived on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation after it was established, near Lake Okeechobee in present-day Glades County. Career As an adult, he renamed himself a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |