Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation
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World / United States / Florida
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The Big Cypress Indian Reservation is located in southeastern Hendry County and northwestern Broward County in southern Florida in the United States. The reservation lies south of Lake Okeechobee and just north of Alligator Alley. It is located in an area formerly known as "Sam Jones Old Town". Became a protected Federal Indian Reservation in 1936.
The reservation is governed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Tribal Council, and is the largest of the five Seminole reservations in the state. The land area is 212.306 km² (81.972 sq mi), and a resident population of 142 persons was reported in the 2000 census. The reservation lies adjacent to the north side of the largest section of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in western Broward County.
The tribe owns two tourist attractions: Swamp Safari, and The Big Cypress Entertainment Complex. The 2007 Langerado Festival is held there, which was also the former site of Phish's Big Cypress concert (a large cow pasture).
The reservation is governed by the Seminole Tribe of Florida's Tribal Council, and is the largest of the five Seminole reservations in the state. The land area is 212.306 km² (81.972 sq mi), and a resident population of 142 persons was reported in the 2000 census. The reservation lies adjacent to the north side of the largest section of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in western Broward County.
The tribe owns two tourist attractions: Swamp Safari, and The Big Cypress Entertainment Complex. The 2007 Langerado Festival is held there, which was also the former site of Phish's Big Cypress concert (a large cow pasture).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Cypress_Indian_Reservation
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Coordinates: 26°18'2"N 80°58'8"W
- Stormwater Treatment Area 6 (STA-6) 15 km
- Southern Gardens Groves 15 km
- Stormwater Treatment Area 2 (STA-2) 43 km
- Water Conservation Area 3B 45 km
- Water Conservation Area 2B 53 km
- Camp Keais Strand 54 km
- Everglades National Park 71 km
- The Acreage 85 km
- Alva 89 km
- Rainey Slough 99 km
- Garcia Family Farms LLC 10 km
- Florida Power & Light (FPL) 12 km
- Kissimmee Billie Strand 13 km
- Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area 18 km
- Miccosukee Indian Reservation 24 km
- Big Cypress National Preserve 40 km
- Collier County, Florida 42 km
- Hendry County, Florida 42 km
- Broward County, Florida 52 km
- Palm Beach County, Florida 64 km