Brighton and Big Cypress: the reservations next to Moore Haven (Glades and Hendry counties, 1930s to now)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1930 · Places: Florida
SUMMARYBrighton and Big Cypress: the reservations next to Moore Haven (Glades and Hendry counties, 1930s to now) [Connections: Miami & Lake Okeechobee, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDBrighton lies in northeast Glades County near the northwest shore of Lake Okeechobee, about 36,000 acres; a 1939 guide describes about 800 Hereford and Angus cattle; the "Red Barn" was built in 1941 with Civilian Conservation Corps help; fewer than 200 residents speak Muscogee (Creek), classed by UNESCO as "definitely endangered." Big Cypress is the tribe's largest reservation (about 82 sq mi) in Broward and Hendry counties. The Cow Creek Seminole received land in the 1930s, beginning with Brighton
PATTERNThe Indigenous nation that fought at Okeechobee in 1837 still holds land on the same lake, a short drive from Moore Haven
LENS (WW9)The lake people are still on the lake
OPENBrighton's exact trust date (1935 vs. 1938 not confirmed on these pages)
SOURCEBrighton Reservation (Wikipedia); Seminole Tribe of Florida (Wikipedia).