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Highlands Hammock

Sebring, Florida

 

 

Contents

1.      Foreword


PART ONE (Originally Published in 1966)

5.       Introduction

11.     Early History

17.     Conservation of the Hammock is Started

43.     The Highlands Hammock Advisory Council

46.     Vesper Services

52.     Animals

57.     Bird Life

58.     Three Trees

63.     Plant Life

71.     Fire Control

74.     An Old Turtle

77.     The Florida Botanical Garden and Arboretum

85.     The Civilian Conservation Corps at Highlands Hammock

94.     The Dedication of Highlands Hammock - March 15, 1931

114.    An Analysis of Values of the State Park System of Florida


PART TWO (Added and Published in 1979)

131.     More about the Civilian Conservation Corps

143.     After Half a Century

149.     A Few Unclassified Facts

151.     June 6, 1976 Celebration

157.     A Few of the Friends of the Hammock

171.     Books and Bookmen

173.     A Paradise in Florida

175.     Miss. Harlean James

176.     Statement of Director Conrad L. Wirth - September 1963

178.     Postscript


PART THREE

181.     Charter of Florida Tropical Parks Association & Bylaws of Highlands Hammock, Inc.

183.     Bylaws of Highlands Hammock, Inc.

186.     Letters & Correspondence

205.     1936 Hammock Dedication

219.     Florida Botanical Garden & Arboretum Association

233.     May 5, 1938 - Minutes from FBG&AA Annual Meeting

237.     Letter - “Calico Deer”

238.     March 14, 1981 - Celebrating 50 Years

239.     “Iron Mike” Statue

241.     Park Superintendents/Managers

244.     CCC Legacy

247.     Highlands Hammock Today

257.     Friends of Highlands Hammock

259.     Maps

269.     Index