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| Turpentine Camp Remains |
I went out exploring in the Withlacoochee State Forest and found an old ghost town called "Etna". It was a turpentine camp from 1898 to 1915 and has long since vanished. When I arrived at the site the area was heavily wooded.
I explored around the site extensively finding scattered remains all around. Some bricks, herty cups and other evidence from turpentine activity. During it's peak the town had 50 buildings though on this visit I didn't see any remains of buildings but saw a lot of blocks.
I learned that the site was initially discovered back in the early 90's when they surveyed the area for a pipeline. Many of the local historians didn't know of the site either at the time of it's discovery. Now that the site is known we now have a window into the past.
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| Herty Cup Fragments |
Turpentine Site Remains
Ruins of Etna
Etna Turpentine Site
Resources
History of Etna
Withlacoochee State Forest
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| Bricks |
*As always I leave all artifacts as I find them.
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| Barrel Ring |
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| Foundation & Blocks |
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| Metal Cup for Collecting Resin from Trees |
