Who’s on First? That is hard to say when it comes to the native peoples migration to Florida. Various state displays say they showed up about 12,000 years ago. As mentioned in my 2006 South Walton Real Estate Paper posted earlier here on SoWal, there is new evidence of people being in the area over 20,000 ybp. In my presentations over the past years, I mentioned that the migration to this area might have been from the south, not north. The stories of native people in West Florida and Walton County may also have new twists you haven't heard before.

Migration of native peoples in the Americas also has new research being reported. Texas A&M University North Star Archaeological Research Program, with the help of atomic accelerator radiocarbon technology, is rethinking the Clovis people theory.

With the high elevation of Walton County and Northwest Florida in relation to other parts of Florida, it will not be surprising to see some of the earliest people in North America being discovered and documented in and near Walton County. While Miami and Tampa were underwater, South Walton was probably high and dry. See other blogs about sea level, etc.

I lived in Alaska for 11 years and have often thought about that trek from the Arctic North to the Beaches of South Walton. After visiting San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, even driving back with a friend once, in my opinion, the southern route to South Walton is certainly easier.

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