Etna Turpentine Camp Archeological Site

{{short description|Historic site in the Withlacoochee State Forest, Citrus County, Florida}}

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| location = Inverness vicinity, Florida

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| added = December 10, 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20091224.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|website=www.nps.gov}}

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The Etna Turpentine Camp Archeological Site is an abandoned turpentine camp near Inverness, Florida. Records indicate it was built in the early 1900s. It was discovered by accident when the Florida Gas Transmission Company was exploring a route for a possible pipeline.{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/051301/Citrus/Lost_town_lies_on_pip.shtml|title=Citrus: Lost town lies on pipeline route|website=www.sptimes.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104909/http://www.sptimes.com/News/051301/Citrus/Lost_town_lies_on_pip.shtml|archive-date=February 22, 2018|access-date=September 14, 2018}} The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2009. The site is within territory held by the Citrus Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest.

In mid-2018, construction of an extension of the Suncoast Parkway which was to go through this site was stopped abruptly due to lawsuits filed.{{cite web|url=https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/etna-camp-casts-spotlight-on-other-local-landmarks/article_acd59c90-7b09-11e8-9a9f-13b9fa93c652.html|title=Etna camp casts spotlight on other local landmarks|first=Michael D.|last=Bates|website=Chronicle Online}} The injunction halting construction was lifted less than a month later, allowing construction to proceed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/Judge-allows-Suncoast-2-construction-to-proceed-paving-over-historic-site_169886335/|title=Judge allows Suncoast 2 construction to proceed, paving over historic site|last=Pittman|first=Craig|date=July 11, 2018|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=October 17, 2019}}