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Saving Eighteenth-Century New Smyrnea: Public Archaeology in Action

Roger Grange

Abstract

During the British Period in Florida the New Smyrnea settlement (1768-1777) was part of the British effort to populate East Florida. The settlement pattern of modern New Smyrna Beach overlaps that of eighteenth-century New Smyrnea creating a complex setting for historical and archaeological research. This paper reviews the efforts of local citizen volunteers, historians, archaeologists, and civic officials to recover part of their city’s heritage through archaeology and historical research. City, county, state, national, and international levels have been involved. Some sites have been excavated, others have been lost, and some have been preserved during the past decade and the future will bring many more challenges.


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How to cite: Grange, R 2011. Saving Eighteenth-Century New Smyrnea: Public Archaeology in Action. Present Pasts 3(1), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/pp.41

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Published on 5 March 2011.

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