# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CGCAS April Lecture 2026: Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Our archaeology talks are free and open to the public, and co-sponsored by the Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education.


Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole
Richard McDaniel


This talk examines Weedon Island in the mid-1920s using a contemporary aerial photograph and documentary sources. It discusses five built areas visible in a 1926 aerial, with particular attention to a construction camp. The presentation also addresses the murder trial of Willie Cole, drawing in part on documentary research by the author that appeared in the CGCAS Bulletin. The construction camp discussed will be the focus of the author’s master’s thesis.

Richard McDaniel is a St. Petersburg native and a board member of the Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education, with which he has been involved since 2023. He is a member of the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society and is currently a graduate student in the Cultural and Heritage Resource Management program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He has over ten years of experience in cultural resource management archaeology.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lealman/cgcas-april-lecture-2026-weedon-island-in-1926-built-landscape-construction-camp-and-willie-cole/200029587747924
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lealman
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Roberts Recreation Center
- **lat**: 27.817044041869
- **long**: -82.651706891514
- **full address**: Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33703-3542, United States, Lealman

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is CGCAS April Lecture 2026: Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole being held?
  - **A:** CGCAS April Lecture 2026: Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole takes place on Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33703-3542, United States, Lealman.
- **Q**: Who is organizing CGCAS April Lecture 2026: Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole?
  - **A:** CGCAS April Lecture 2026: Weedon Island in 1926: Built Landscape, Construction Camp, and Willie Cole is organized by Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society.

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