THE FIRST SETTLERS

George M. Cole and John E. Ladson III Aucilla Research Institute Although we usually think of the early settlers arriving immediately after Florida became a U.S. Territory as the first settlers in the Aucilla River area, that is definitely not the case. Thousands of years earlier, settlers began moving into the area. Although we do not have a written record of those early Floridians, recent findings are beginning to provide evidence of those settlers and how they evolved with time. The Pa