I was lucky enough to visit this place with my Grandma in the early 70s. Would love to go back!
Love this post. My parents lived in Spring Hill in the late 90s. This brings back a few good memories and made me smile! Thank you.
You may wish to reconsider your understanding of the meaning of the words Weeki Wachee which you state to mean “Little Spring” or “Winding River”.
Weeki appears to be an English corruption of the Mvskoke/Seminole word “Uekiwv” (“way-gay-wuh” meaning “Spring” or “water well”) and a Miccosukee (note variant spellings for Miccosukee) word “wace” (“Wah-chee”).
In Miccosukee the word “wace” means “Mother”. Thus, the word “Uekiwace” (“way-gay-wah-chee) would be translated as “Spring Mother” or finally as “Mother Spring”.
This would make more sense than interpreting it as “Little Spring”. I mean really, isn’t it patently obvious that this is one BIG spring? Why would the Seminoles/Miccosukees/Mvskokes call it Little Spring?
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January 10, 2010 at 3:59 pmExcellent post!
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January 10, 2010 at 4:35 pmThanks! It warmed me up on a cold Pennsylvania morning just to write it. Can’t wait for our visit to Florida in just a few weeks!