Paleoindian

FLORIDA'S COASTLINE ALONG THE GULF OF MEXICO WAS VERY DIFFERENT 15,000 YEARS AGO. Sea levels were as much as 300 feet lower than today. As a result, the Florida peninsula was more than twice as large as it is now.

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Archaeological finds show Native Americans lived at Little Salt Spring in south Sarasota County around 14,000 years ago.

Seen here is artist Steve Daniels' rendering of a side view of Little Salt Spring showing the sloping ledges and the mounded bottom.
(Courtesy of Friends of Little Salt Spring.)

Hello, I'm Edith Conway Ringling, and no doubt my friends and I would have enjoyed a day swimming in the spring, while my husband Charles worked on our house...

With a consistent average temperature of 85 degrees year-round, Warm Mineral Springs Park provides visitors with a number of therapeutic and passive recreation options. The spring is rumored to have one of the highest mineral contents of any natural spring in the United States. With anaerobic and highly mineralized properties, internationally known for its purported healing qualities, the park attracts more than 100,000 visitors annually who journey to soak in its waters.

The springs and the buildings, designed by architect Jack West, one of the leaders of the Sarasota School of Architecture, are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. 

LEARN MORE AT https://www.cityofnorthport.com/visitors/visit-north-port/warm-mineral-springs-park

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