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Lake City, Florida: A Sesquicentennial Tribute (2009) H. Morris Williams, Dr. Kevin M. McCarthy
When white settlers moved into the area by 1830, they
translated the Native American name to Alligator. Chief Halpatter
Tustenuggee and nine of his braves are reportedly buried at the
Tustenuggee United Methodist Church cemetery near Fort White.
The grave site in the cemetery honors Chief Alligator,
Halpatter Tustenuggee, and some of his Indian braves.
A monument downtown in Olustee Park honors the Native
Americans who lived in the area. The plaque on the monument says:
“THE APALACHEE INDIAN TRAIL OF EARLY TIMES PASSED IN THIS VICINITY
THROUGH ALLIGATOR – NOW LAKE CITY – TO NEAR THE UPPER MINERAL
SPRINGS – WHITE SPRINGS – ON TO TALLAHASSEE VIA ALABAMA. THIS
MARKER COMMEMORATES ALSO THE HISTORICALLY PROMINENT CHIEF
ALLIGATOR WHOSE VILLAGE STOOD AT HEAD OF LAKE NEARBY.” (See p.
6 for a photograph of that monument.)
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