A short history: Madison County’s earliest known people

Life in Madison County 2024  Contributor Artifacts from local archaeological digs show that Madison County aborigines were camping around Hutto Pond, three miles southwest of the City of Madison, about 10,000 years ago. Tommy Greene's book, "Madison County, From The Beginning," says that arrow and spear points, dating back about 10,000 years, have been found in various parts of what is now Madison County. After Juan Ponce de Leon landed in 1513, near what is now St. Augustine, he was f