Английская Википедия:Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox protected area Шаблон:Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located near Homosassa Springs, Florida, in the United States. The park is one of the notable locations in the state to view manatees. Visitors can get close to the animals on a floating observatory. Black bears, bobcats, white-tailed deer, American alligators, and river otters can also been seen in the park. The park is also home to the hippopotamus Lu, famously known for his performances in many movies for the past 40 years. The park is officially named Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in honor of Elmyra Felburn Schiller (1943 – 2009), a benefactor of the Florida state park system.
History
Native Americans lived in the area of Homosassa Springs, Florida, long before the first non indigenous people entered the area. Within 200 years of encounter,Шаблон:When the original inhabitants of the area were decimated by disease and colonial warfare. Soon after that, the area was resettled by several groups of Native Americans displaced from other areas, including the Seminoles and Miccosukee.Шаблон:Citation needed
The springs are a historical attraction with documented accounts of tourism since the early 1900s.[1] At that time, a railroad running along what is now Fishbowl Drive would let passengers off to walk a short trail to the spring.[1] In the 1920s, the attraction was expanded to several structures that no longer exist, and a public swimming area was located at the spring.Шаблон:Citation needed The 1940s led to more expansion, along with the construction of the first underwater observatory, which consisted of an iron tank with small windows on each side.Шаблон:Citation needed The original Шаблон:Convert property was purchased in 1964 by the Norris Development Company, with an additional Шаблон:Convert surrounding property, and entertainment facilities and animal exhibits were added.[1]
Many of the animals kept here were trained for TV and film from Ivan Tors Animal Actors, including Buck, a bear that was a stand-in on the 1960s television show Gentle Ben, and Lu, the oldest hippopotamus in North America. Lu is the only animal in the park not native to Florida, he was born at the San Diego Zoo on January 26, 1960,[2] and appeared in the TV shows Daktari and Cowboy in Africa. He has lived in the park since 1964,[3] and was declared an honorary citizen of Florida by Governor Lawton Chiles in the 1990s.[1]
From 1978 until 1984, the land had several owners, until the Citrus County Commission purchased it as an environmentally sensitive area until the state of Florida could purchase the property as a Florida State Park.[1]
Gallery
See also
References
External links
- Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park at Florida State Parks
- Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park at Absolutely Florida
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State park : History. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 2021. Accessed November 2, 2021.
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