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Fort Walton Culture was a mound-building Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 culture that flourished near Ft. Walton Beach, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 in the Southeastern
Southeastern United States

The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region of the United States, and organizations that need to subdivide the US are free to define a "Southeast" region to fit their needs....
 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 from approximately 1100~1550 AD. This culture appeared to come about due to contact with the major Mississippian
Mississippian culture

The Mississippian culture was a Mound builder Native Americans in the United States culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern United States, Eastern United States, and Southeastern United States United States from approximately 800 Common Era to 1500 Common Era, varying regionally....
 centers to the north and west. It was the most complex in northwest Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 region. The Fort Walton peoples put in to practice mound building, intensive agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, made pottery in a variety of vessel shapes and had a hierarchial
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 settlement patterns that reflected other Mississippian societies.

The Lake Jackson site
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park is an archaeology site in northern Tallahassee, Florida, Florida, United States. It is located on the south shore of Lake Jackson ....
 was the largest known ceremonial center of the Fort Walton culture, however, has its own designation as The Leon-Jefferson Culture
Leon-Jefferson Culture

The Leon-Jefferson Culture was a Mound builder Native Americans in the United States culture that flourished in Leon County, Florida and Jefferson County, Florida counties in north Florida in the Southeastern United States from approximately 1100-1550 AD....
 due to both Apalachee Fort Walton and Lamar Creek (Eastern Georgian) ceramic traditions.






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Fort Walton Culture was a mound-building Native American
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 culture that flourished near Ft. Walton Beach, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 in the Southeastern
Southeastern United States

The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region of the United States, and organizations that need to subdivide the US are free to define a "Southeast" region to fit their needs....
 United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 from approximately 1100~1550 AD. This culture appeared to come about due to contact with the major Mississippian
Mississippian culture

The Mississippian culture was a Mound builder Native Americans in the United States culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern United States, Eastern United States, and Southeastern United States United States from approximately 800 Common Era to 1500 Common Era, varying regionally....
 centers to the north and west. It was the most complex in northwest Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 region. The Fort Walton peoples put in to practice mound building, intensive agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, made pottery in a variety of vessel shapes and had a hierarchial
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 settlement patterns that reflected other Mississippian societies.

The Lake Jackson site
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park

Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park is an archaeology site in northern Tallahassee, Florida, Florida, United States. It is located on the south shore of Lake Jackson ....
 was the largest known ceremonial center of the Fort Walton culture, however, has its own designation as The Leon-Jefferson Culture
Leon-Jefferson Culture

The Leon-Jefferson Culture was a Mound builder Native Americans in the United States culture that flourished in Leon County, Florida and Jefferson County, Florida counties in north Florida in the Southeastern United States from approximately 1100-1550 AD....
 due to both Apalachee Fort Walton and Lamar Creek (Eastern Georgian) ceramic traditions. It appears that the Lamar Creek people moved south and assimilated with the Apalachee.

The northwest Florida Region also encompasses the Letchworth Mounds
Letchworth Mounds

Letchworth Mounds is a Florida State Parks located approximately six miles west of Monticello, Florida, a half mile south of U.S. Route 90, in northwestern Florida....
 of Jefferson County as well as Tallahassee's Lake Jackson mound. It is generally defined as encompassing the Florida Panhandle east from the Chipola River
Chipola River

The Chipola River is a tributary of the Apalachicola River in Florida. The 89-mile long river crosses Jackson County, Florida, Calhoun County, Florida and Gulf County, Florida counties....
 to the Aucilla River
Aucilla River

The Aucilla River rises close to Thomasville, Georgia, Georgia , USA, and passes through the Big Bend region of Florida, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico at Apalachee Bay....
. Frequently, there are cultural differences between the inland groups who relied on the inland resources of what are now Leon
Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
 and Jefferson
Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 12,902. The United States Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 14,490 ....
 counties and those who utilized coastal resources.

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