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A trail bridge built by Friends of Brooker Creek Preserve. |
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Location | Pinellas County, Florida |
Nearest city | Tarpon Springs, Florida |
Area | 9,800 acres (40 km2) |
Established | 1992 |
Governing body | Southwest Florida Water Management District |
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Brooker Creek Preserve is located in Pinellas County, Florida and is managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District.[1] It is 9,800 acres (40 km2), is located at 3940 Keystone Road in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and offers birding, horseback riding, and hiking.[2]
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"Native people hunted and gathered here for thousands of years, leaving behind spear points that date from 7000 BCE to 900 CE."[3] The most recent aboriginal tribe to occupy the land that encompasses the Brooker Creek Preserve was the Tocobaga tribe. The Tocobaga declined in the 17th century and became extinct in the 18th century due to disease and violence.[4]