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Seminole got its name from former slaves who escaped Southern
plantations in the early 1800s and fled to the swamps of Florida.
They lived alongside Seminole Indians and later came to be known
as Black Seminoles. Renowned for excellent tracking abilities, they
eventually served as guides for the Shafter expedition to West Texas
in the mid-1870s, which opened the region. In a shallow draw on
the prairie, the Black Seminoles discovered water wells dug by the
Comanche. The "Seminole Wells" dem...
plantations in the early 1800s and fled to the swamps of Florida.
They lived alongside Seminole Indians and later came to be known
as Black Seminoles. Renowned for excellent tracking abilities, they
eventually served as guides for the Shafter expedition to West Texas
in the mid-1870s, which opened the region. In a shallow draw on
the prairie, the Black Seminoles discovered water wells dug by the
Comanche. The "Seminole Wells" dem...
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