What Is the Anhinga Trail Site?
This is a Glades archaeological site dating back to the period between 1400 and 1513 CE!
What Makes It Historical?
Long before there was a boardwalk here, a people known today as the Glades Tradition called this place home! Even though it’s covered by the waters of Taylor Slough, a dredging project in 1968 uncovered huge numbers of artifacts preserved by peat deposits: tools made of bone and shells, pottery, and even the wooden remains of a structure believed to have once been a hunting platform! From this, it’s pretty clear that folks in the area used bone hooks and spears to catch fish here between 5,000 and 700 years ago, though it’s likely they lived somewhere else. Underwater sites like this one are super rare, and though the dredging project destroyed most of the original site, there are still plenty of artifacts being found under the waters of Taylor Slough!
How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?
- Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
- Volunteer at Everglades National Park!
- Donate to Everglades National Park!
- Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
How Do I Get There?
1.9 miles south of Ingraham Highway on an unnamed, but signed, road
Homestead, FL 33034
(Take Me There!)
When Should I Visit?
Whenever the mood strikes you!
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