North Port in Sarasota County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Little Salt Spring

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 1, 2018

1. Little Salt Spring Marker

Inscription. The waters of this unusual archeological and paleontological site have yielded preserved human skeletal remains and artifacts dating from 10,000 to 3000 B.C. Animal fossils have also been recovered. Including species of extinct tortoise, sloth, elephant, and bison. Nearby in the pine woods are the remains of an Indian village dating from 4800 to 3200 B.C. Villagers buried their dead in the muck of the adjacent, now flooded, slough and spring basin. The remains in this cemetery are well preserved. The site provides a unique laboratory for the study of early humans and past environments.

Erected by Chief Chi-ee Chapter of Sarasota and Florida State Society Daughter of the American Colonists, NSDAC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Paleontology.

Location. 27° 4.62′ N, 82° 14′ W. Marker is in North Port, Florida, in Sarasota County. It is at the intersection of West Price Boulevard and Hyder Terrace, on the right when traveling east on West Price Boulevard. Marker is located behind a fenced in area and mounted on a rock. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Port FL 34287, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prehistoric Man Lived Here/Spring Was Once a Cave (approx. 2.1 miles away); Southland Trail Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); Loring Lovell (approx. 7.1 miles away); Murdock (approx. 7.4 miles away); Myakka River Civil War Skirmish (approx. 7.6 miles away); Telling Your Story (approx. 9.8 miles away); Town of McCall (approx. 10.1 miles away); Placida Bunk House (approx. 10.1 miles away).

Little Salt Spring Marker and surrounding area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, October 1, 2018

2. Little Salt Spring Marker and surrounding area

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.