Indian Village “Achuse” on Shell Banks Baptist Church Site
Thursday, May 21st, 2009The tiny Shell Banks Baptist Church is nestled among oaks and sand near the 
site of the first Indian village in America visited by a white man. Admiral Moldando, a scout for the explorer De Soto, sailed into the village known as “Achuse” prior to De Soto himself moving up from Tampa Bay in 1539. The Indian village “Achuse” appears on several historical maps, and the historic marker shown was erected in memory of Charles and Sena Ewing.
