St. James City Calusa Shell Mounds
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Excerpt from Frank Hamilton Cushing’s book Exploration of Ancient Key-dweller Remains on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
If you are wondering whatever happened to those shell mounds, read this excerpt from Mr. Cushing’s book.
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