Late this afternoon I received a communication from Jeff B. Ransom, County Archaeologist, Department of Planning and Zoning, Office of Historic and Archaeological Resources (at Miami-Dade County) and he attached two Portable Document Files: El Portal Archaeological Zone Designation Report.pdf and El Portal Burial Mound Designation Report.pdf. I'm also linking the Text file containing the three pertinent communications I've thus far received: El Portal Burial Mound Correspondence.txt. (All three of those electronic-mail messages are from public officials, so I'm not breaking any confidence.)
The file "El Portal Burial Mound Designation Report" contains much relevant information; and, since I'm a novice (at best) when it comes to judging what should or shouldn't be in site descriptions, I'm appealing to knowledgeable persons - such as Andy B and bat400 - to determine what to include and what to leave out. Also, as can be gleaned from Mr. Ransom's message to me ("El Portal Burial Mound Correspondence"), it would be extremely helpful to me if the aforementioned knowledgeable persons could suggest follow-up questions for me to ask him.
Personally, I'd like to see at least one old photograph of the Mound: one made before (apparently) development transformed the old "circular" road surrounding the Mound, which I recall, into the triangular affair that exists today. I'd also like to know why nothing resembling a mound is presently visible. Plus, what became of the cave (which I also recall)? Thank you very much for any assistance you, dear reader, can provide.
Something is not right. This message is just to keep things from messing up down the road