Abstract
The Weedon Island Preserve is a 3,164-acre nature park situated on the shores of Old Tampa Bay in northeast St. Petersburg.1 A mosaic of mangrove forest, tidal marshes, pine flatwoods, and remnants of hammocks, the preserve also encompasses a famous prehistoric archaeological site, which was excavated by the Smithsonian Institution in the 1920s and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. Of national, state, and regional significance, Weedon Island's wild landscape carries a strong sense of place for the citizens of Pinellas County and in the last thirty years has captured community support for the conservation of the cultural remains and natural resources there.
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Sheila K.
(2005)
"Mythic Landscapes of the Boom and Bust Weedon Island, Florida,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 84:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol84/iss3/4
