Historic Spanish Point was named for the Spanish and Cuban sailors and traders who paid regular commercial visits. It is a 30-acre site which juts into the waters of Little Sarasota Bay. It is bordered by mangroves on its west and pine flatwoods (and a residential neighborhood) to the east. Historic Spanish Point was first occupied as early as 3,000 BC, as evidenced by a prehistoric Calusa Indian burial mound and two shell mounds. Here, you have a rare opportunity to walk INSIDE a midden, one of the high shell mounds created centuries ago. Similar to modern land fills, these high mounds contain society's cast-offs, including broken tools, pieces of pottery and bits of bones and shells.