Copper coins,
What else are you going to do?
Crossbow bolt tip.
Chain mail armor.
The icing on the cake? - a hog jawbone. Hogs weren't in the New World.
In 1987, archaeologist Calvin Jones discovered conclusive evidence of DeSoto and nearly 600 armed men encamped here. 40,000 artifacts were unearthed.
Evidence? - Well, consider the following:
Museum displays in beautiful historic building used for state archaeologists' offices. Free admission, including some evening meetings of local history and archaeology groups. 1539 history kiosk outdoors and FPAN regional office also on site.
Anyway - I'll be adding photos over the coming weeks - but this just serves to remind you that history is alive and well in TLH!
Spanish trade beads
I'm a history buff. Frankly, it's cheap entertainment - and it gets you out of the house.
Governor Martin's house, not coincidentally, is at the precise location of DeSoto's encampment during the winter of 1539/1540. If you're anywhere near Cascades park - it's worth the detour to check this out.
Spanish olive jar fragments
History Buffs of Early Florida won't want to miss this one. There's plenty of Wiki out there, but I'll bullet-point some of the key points:
Great History!!
Nice place to visit lots of history to explore
Really.
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