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Collier
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Historic
Smallwood Store |
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Chokoloskee;
an historic trading post for Seminoles and local pioneers; still operated
today by the Smallwood family.
Ed Watson was famously gunned down here, allegedly after refusing
to pay several of his workers, who had subsequently gone missing.
Reenactments of that historic event take place annually in this area.
Built in 1906, this is one of the oldest buildings in Collier County.
It was elevated on pilings in 1924 to guard against flooding. Almost
all of the original stock and artifacts are intact, making this a
unique experience for visitors. A donation is requested at the entrance
to the museum. In 2006, Smallwoods celebrated 100 years of serving
the Chokoloskee area! Staff are trying to conserve old family photographs
and other papers that have been on exhibit for decades. Volunteers
interested in this project should contact Theresa McMillin. |
Marco
Island |
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An unofficial
website about the general historical attractions of Marco Island and
Goodland, An unincorporated (not part of Collier County) town, Goodland
is largely undeveloped, and many of its residents would like to keep
it that way and are actively engaged in preservation efforts. floridahistory.org/westcoastfla/marcois |
Marco
Island Historical Society |
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This
society operates a small museum at the Marco Inn and is actively raising
money for a new museum marco-island-florida.com |
Everglades
National Park |
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Turns
60 this year. This park was established not for its beauty,
but for its diversity of species. Archaeology in the park is
done by the Southeastern Archaeological Center in Tallahassee, which
has been working on surveying the entire region (no small task).
florida-everglades.com |
Big
Cypress National Preserve |
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National
Parks Service - Rangers lead tours of the Preserve, and self-guided
visits also are popular. The National Park Service archaeology team
has spent a lot of time in recent years, surveying these lands and
planning interpretations for the public based on their findings. These
plans are continuing.
nps.gov
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Museum
of Everglades City |
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Just
of the roundabout along the main road into Everglades City.
A charming museum in an old laundry building. This facility
is managed by Collier County; Carol Moseman is president of their
Friends of the Museum of the Everglades. This group assists in fundraising
and many members also serve as docents at the museum. This structure
was a laundry designed to serve the workers on the Tamiami Trail.
The laundry opened under the management of T. M. Sellers and was one
of the few motorized plants in the state, since each machine had its
own motor. The water came from a natural deep-flowing well, and was
changed on each washer full of clothes 10 times. A centrifugal extractor
wrung out the clothes. It was believed that the new laundry could
care for the needs of 5,000 people. These websites are not at all
current.
www.colliermuseum.com/main/index
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Collier
County Museum |
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Naples
- This museum is excellent, and the Southwest Florida Archaeological
Society meet here on Tuesdays and Thursdays to analyze artifacts;
however, these websites are not at all current A donation of
$2 is expected upon entry colliermuseum.com |
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Thanks
to M. C. Bob Leonard, Professor of History, Hillsborough Community
College for information from unofficial websites. |
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