Homosassa’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Homosassa. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Homosassa is derived from a Seminole tribe Native American name meaning either "river of fishes" or "pepper ridge".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Homosassa’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Homosassa’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRed Shirt, 1904: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Homosassa
See all 1 →Homosassa, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Homosassa
1 place in Homosassa is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Red Shirt (1904) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.