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The first library was also founded in 1926 by the Venice-Nokomis Women's Club. This "library" was a few books on a shelf in a local store. The library had several temporary homes until 1965 when the Venice Area Public Library was built. [21] [22] This building remained in use until it was demolished in 2017 due to mold. A new library was ...
Following Spain's secession of Florida to the United States in 1819, the first permanent colonization of Key West began with American possession in 1821. [6] Legal claim of the island occurred with the purchase by businessman, John W. Simonton, in 1822, in which federal property was asserted only three months later with the arrival of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Mathew C. Perry.
The John Nolen Plan of Venice Historic District is a U.S. historic district located on the west coast of Venice, Florida.The district, planned by John Nolen in 1926 for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, [2] is bounded by Laguna Drive on north, Home Park Road on east, the Corso on south, and The Esplanade on west. [3]
The wealthy Flagler took an interest in Florida while seeking a warmer climate for his ailing first wife in the late 1870s. Returning to Florida in 1881, he became the builder and developer of resort hotels and railroads along the east coast of Florida. Beginning with St. Augustine, he moved progressively south.
The first step was the addition of an "S-" or "C-" prefix onto the original FDOT designation ("S" represented "secondary"; "C" represented "county"). In 1977, House Bill 803, Chapter 77-165 in the Laws of Florida, was passed in the Florida Legislature. This transportation policy act eliminated the State Highway Secondary System which consisted ...
1943 September 26: Florida's first oil well is drilled in Collier County by Humble Oil Company. [10] 1947: Everglades National Park dedicated. 1949 March 21: The first television station in Florida begins broadcasting, WTVJ. It is the 16th TV station to start broadcasting in the United States and is the oldest station still broadcasting in the ...
Just offshore of the Florida Keys along the edge of the Florida Straits is the Florida Reef (also known as the Florida Reef Tract), separated from the keys by the Hawk Channel. The Florida Reef extends 170 miles (270 km) from Fowey Rocks just east of Soldier Key to just south of the Marquesas Keys.
A depiction of what might be Florida from the 1502 Cantino map Timucua Indians at a column erected by the French in 1562 A 1527 map by Vesconte Maggiolo showing the east coast of North America with "Tera Florida" at the top and "Lavoradore" at the bottom. A 1591 map of Florida by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues.