Like an iceberg, much of human history and natural history lies below the surface.
When I began to write about Historic Spanish Point, I intended to combine its natural history with the impact of its 19th century pioneers and later, Bertha Palmer, on the site.
Then it occurred to me that I was missing 3,100 years of its pre-history and its impact on the 19th century pioneers, the site’s natural history, and what we see today…