DeSoto Point historical marker. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng De Soto Point historical marker at DeSoto National Memorial at Shaw's Point (Located on the Manatee River at the end of 75th Street West.) The text reads: De Soto Point. Indians once gathered oysters and clams along this shore and fished the river. On your left are remnants of a mound composed of shells they discarded after countles meals. Long after the Indians were gone road builders caried away most of the mound and used it to make roadbed. Spaniards sailed these waters four centuries ago and may have used the Indian shell mounds to guide their ships up the Manatee River. They left place names and some of their heritage. American settlers came in the 1840's and soon began shipping sugar and molasses down the Manatee to New Orleans. Even the Civil War touched here when Union gunboats brushed aside a local guard and sailed upriver to burn Mr. Gamble's sugar mill. Today pleasure boats replace Indian dugouts and Spanish ships and the river which one provided commerce provides recreation. De Soto Point historical marker at DeSoto National Memorial at Shaw's Point (Located on the Manatee River at the end of 75th Street West.) The text reads: De Soto Point. Indians once gathered oysters and clams along this shore and fished the river. On your left are remnants of a mound composed of shells they discarded after countles meals. Long after the Indians were gone road builders caried away most of the mound and used it to make roadbed. Spaniards sailed these waters four centuries ago and may have used the Indian shell mounds to guide their ships up the Manatee River. They left place names and some of their heritage. American settlers came in the 1840's and soon began shipping sugar and molasses down the Manatee to New Orleans. Even the Civil War touched here when Union gunboats brushed aside a local guard and sailed upriver to burn Mr. Gamble's sugar mill. Today pleasure boats replace Indian dugouts and Spanish ships and the river which one provided commerce provides recreation. United States Florida--Manatee County--Palma Sola Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
DeSoto Point historical marker.
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De Soto Point historical marker at DeSoto National Memorial at Shaw's Point (Located on the Manatee River at the end of 75th Street West.) The text reads: De Soto Point. Indians once gathered oysters and clams along this shore and fished the river. On your left are remnants of a mound composed of shells they discarded after countles meals. Long after the Indians were gone road builders caried away most of the mound and used it to make roadbed. Spaniards sailed these waters four centuries ago and may have used the Indian shell mounds to guide their ships up the Manatee River. They left place names and some of their heritage. American settlers came in the 1840's and soon began shipping sugar and molasses down the Manatee to New Orleans. Even the Civil War touched here when Union gunboats brushed aside a local guard and sailed upriver to burn Mr. Gamble's sugar mill. Today pleasure boats replace Indian dugouts and Spanish ships and the river which one provided commerce provides recreation.
De Soto Point historical marker at DeSoto National Memorial at Shaw's Point (Located on the Manatee River at the end of 75th Street West.) The text reads: De Soto Point. Indians once gathered oysters and clams along this shore and fished the river. On your left are remnants of a mound composed of shells they discarded after countles meals. Long after the Indians were gone road builders caried away most of the mound and used it to make roadbed. Spaniards sailed these waters four centuries ago and may have used the Indian shell mounds to guide their ships up the Manatee River. They left place names and some of their heritage. American settlers came in the 1840's and soon began shipping sugar and molasses down the Manatee to New Orleans. Even the Civil War touched here when Union gunboats brushed aside a local guard and sailed upriver to burn Mr. Gamble's sugar mill. Today pleasure boats replace Indian dugouts and Spanish ships and the river which one provided commerce provides recreation.
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Florida--Manatee County--Palma Sola
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection