Museum of the Islands

Preserving the past for the future on Pine Island, Florida

Calusa Fireplace or Altar on Punta Blanca

Calusa fireplace or alter remains after shell mound had been removed for road making.  This was photographed in 1919 by John Kunkel Small, 1869-1938.

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Credit this photo: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/49739

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