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Micanopy (/ ˌ m ɪ k ə ˈ n oʊ p i / ⓘ MIK-ə-NOH-pee) is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States, located south of Gainesville. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Micanopy (c. 1780 – December 1848 or January 1849), [1] [2] also known as Mick-e-no-páh, Micco-Nuppe, Michenopah, Miccanopa, and Mico-an-opa, and Sint-chakkee ("pond frequenter", as he was known before being selected as chief), [3] was the leading chief of the Seminole during the Second Seminole War.
The Micanopy Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 28, 1983) located in Micanopy, Florida. It encompasses approximately 470 acres (1.9 km 2 ), bounded by roughly Cholokka Boulevard from US 441 to Ocala Street then Smith Street West to Okehumkee Street.
The Micanopy Historical Society Museum is located at 607 Northeast 1st Avenue, Micanopy, Florida, United States. It contains materials relating to the history of the town. [ 2 ] It is part of the Micanopy Historic District , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp). It is in the center of the Paynes Prairie Basin.
There were four leading chiefs of the Seminole, a Native American tribe that formed in what was then Spanish Florida in the present-day United States.They were leaders between the time the tribe organized in the mid-18th century until Micanopy and many Seminole were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s following the Second Seminole War.
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WSKY-FM (97.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Micanopy, Florida, and serving the Gainesville-Ocala radio market. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. [2] [3] WSKY carries a local weekday morning talk and information show, followed by nationally syndicated talk programs.