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Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6,166,488 people in 2020. [5] Parkland's zoning laws are designed to protect the "park-like" character of the city. There were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland until the mid-1990s and early 2000s when large neighborhood developments (Heron Bay and Parkland Isles) were built.
Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota", followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to Queen Charlotte. Punta Gorda is the only incorporated city in Charlotte County.
Charlotte Harbor as seen from Gilchrist Park in Punta Gorda. The Charlotte Harbor of the present day is a harbor mainly for privately owned pleasure craft and fishing boats. [citation needed] The area thrives partly due to tourism. There are also numerous retirement communities in the Charlotte Harbor area.
Bull Bay north of Bull Key 26°46′33″N 82°12′14″W / 26.775833°N 82.203889°W / 26.775833; -82.203889 ( West Coast Fish Company Residential Cabin at Placida
Crews had been at odds with the Spaniards at the fishing rancho, believing that they were using fishing as a cover for large scale smuggling. After the death of Crews, the "Americans" living around Charlotte Harbor, which probably included Spaniards and rancho Indians, fled to the rancho operated by William Bunce on Passage Island in Tampa Bay.
1961 – Port Charlotte Library was established [38] 1963 – The Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and Englewood Public Libraries joined and formed the Charlotte County System. 1968 – The Port Charlotte Library moved to the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, the present location.
Charlotte Harbor is located at (26.963897, -82.062267) [6] on the north bank of the Peace River, the main tidal inlet to the Charlotte Harbor estuary, itself an arm of the Gulf of Mexico U.S. Route 41 , the Tamiami Trail , crosses the Peace River between Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda via the Barron Collier Bridge (northbound) and the ...
View of Crew Lake Drought-stricken Crews Lake; October 2010.. Crews Lake Wilderness Park is located off Shady Hills Road in Pasco County, Florida.The park includes hiking trails, a short paved bike trail, playground, wooden tower, athletic fields, and the 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad. [1]