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Vernone Lamme (1892 — 1979) was a writer and editor in Florida. He served as Florida's first state archaeologist. He wrote for Florida newspapers, was an amateur archaeologist and became an official overseeing archaeological excavations. Later in his life he authored books including Floridian lore.
He moved to Florida with his father in 1912.
After drafting legislation to establish a state archaeologist, he was appointed to the position by governor David Sholtz on June 10, 1935. He oversaw the excavation of various sites.
His actions drew controversy and critics called him a charlatan and accused him of corruption. He was dismissed from his position after several months, but was later reinstated and served until he resigned.
He was an alderman of the Marineland community and served as a government official.
Vernon ad Louise Lamme copyrighted a 62-page publication on Florida minstrel Stephen Foster with illustrations by Bob Lamme.
Work
- More Florida Lore Not Found in History Books (1973), a compilation of his columns and stories
References
- "Vernon Lamme".
- ^ Mitchem, Jeffrey M. "Vernon Lamme, The First State Archaeologist of Florida" – via www.academia.edu.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Society, Florida Historical (October 26, 1973). "Florida Historical Quarterly" – via Google Books.
- Banks, Kimball M.; Czaplicki, Jon S. (June 16, 2016). Dam Projects and the Growth of American Archaeology: The River Basin Surveys and the Interagency Archeological Salvage Program. Routledge. ISBN 9781315430720 – via Google Books.
- Laskow, Sarah (October 19, 2016). "Stolen Artifacts! Drunk Teens! And More True Tales of Florida's First State Archaeologist". Atlas Obscura.
- "THE AUCILLA RIVER MOUNDS". July 29, 2021.
- Survey, Florida Geological (October 26, 1939). "Biennial Report". The Survey – via Google Books.
- Conservation, Florida State Board of (October 26, 1933). "Biennial Report - Florida State Board of Conservation". The Board. – via Google Books.
- McCarthy, Kevin M. (October 26, 1992). The Book Lover's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press Inc. ISBN 9781561640218 – via Google Books.
- Office, Library of Congress Copyright (October 26, 1972). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1969: January-June". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
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