Return of Osceola's remains from Fort Moultrie, S.C., to Florida collection, 1950-1951.

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Return of Osceola's remains from Fort Moultrie, S.C., to Florida collection, 1950-1951.

Correspondence from various sources and resolution of the Historical Association of South Florida.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8048867

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Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838

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Osceola, Asi-yahola in the Creek language, (born 1804, Talisi, Mississippi Territory – died at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, January 30, 1838, ), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter Mc...

HistoryMiami Museum

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Founded as the Historical Association of Southern Florida in 1940, the organization was renamed HistoryMiami Museum to mark its 70th anniversary in 2010. Initially accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1979, HMM was subsequently reaccredited in 1987, 1997 and 2008, joining an elite group of just 22% of history museums nationwide with that distinction, and we are one of only two history museums in the county to meet the rigorous professional standards required. In July 2011, HMM becam...