Big Bend Power Station Live Cam
It sits on nearly 1,500 acres on Big Bend Road in Apollo Beach
Pre-Columbian Heritage and Geological Formation
The landscape of Apollo Beach and the area across from the Manatee Viewing Center is a study in dynamic coastal geology and millennia of human habitation. Long before modern development, this stretch of shoreline was sculpted by Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations, leaving behind ancient terraces and ridges that now form the backbone of upland habitats. Indigenous peoples, including the Tocobaga and Calusa, established seasonal camps along shallow estuaries, harvesting oysters, mullet, and blue crabs from the intertidal zone. Shell middens, which appear as low mounds of discarded shells and charcoal, attest to centuries of foraging and small-scale horticulture. Beneath the palmetto scrub and slash pine stands, archaeologists uncover fiber-tempered pottery shards and stone tools, confirming sustained occupation from at least 2,000 years ago.
