Historical Reports
Historical Reports
Florida's History Through Its Places
Citrus County
Vicinity of Crystal River MULLET KEY 3 mi. S of the main mouth of the Crystal River. a.d. 500-a.d. 1500. Deptford through Safety Harbor periods. Oyster-shell midden situated on a key. Private. N.R. 1986.
Vicinity of Inverness FORT COOPER 3 mi. NE of Inverness on U.S. 41 on W bank of Fort Cooper Lake. 1836. The fort was built and operated between April 2 and April 18, 1836. The 1st Georgia Battalion of Volunteers held off an attack of several hundred Indians throughout that period. Park. Public. N.R. 1972.
Crystal River CRYSTAL RIVER INDIAN MOUNDS 2 mi. NW of Crystal River on U.S. 19-98. a.d. 1000-a.d. 1500. Swift Creek, Weeden Island, Safety Harbor periods. 2 large truncated mounds, 1 conical burial mound, a large irregular-shaped shell-midden ridge, and a small oval-shaped shell-midden mound. Museum. Private-public. N.R. 1970.
Homasassa YULEE SUGAR MILL RUIN Fl. 490 W off U.S. 19. c. 1860. Once the site of a thriving sugar plantation owned by David Levy Yulee, who became a U.S. senator from Florida. Yulee mansion burned by Union troops (1864) and the mill ceased operation. Public. N.R. 1970.
Inverness OLD CITRUS COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1 Courthouse Square. 1912. Eclectic, with elements of Neo-Classical, Italian Renaissance, Prairie School and Mission styles. 2 stories. Buff-colored brick exterior, a copper cupola with a clock face on each of the 4 sides is topped with a belvedere with miniature columns. Oldest and most important public building in Citrus County. Public. N.R. 1992.
