Hidden history of Everglades City and points nearby
By: Maureen Sullivan-Hartung
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781596297449
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: History of the last frontier; title: pt. 1. Everglades City; title: Carnestown : welcome to the center of Everglades City; title: Collier County Courthouse, aka Everglades City Hall; title: Bank of Everglades; title: Collier's Town Laundry building blossoms into Museum of the Everglades; title: Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot; title: Everglades Inn : sixty-three years of memories; title: The Ivey House : from recreation hall to bed-and-breakfast; title: Everglades Community Church : the friendly little church on the circle; title: Everglades City schools, K-12; title: The Rod & Gun Club's colorful history; title: Copeland pioneer; title: David Graham Copeland : the driving force behind the last frontier; title: Colorful character; title: Harriet Bedell, deaconess of the Everglades; title: pt. 2. Special events; title: Annual Seafood Festival; title: Everglades National Park dedication, 1947; title: Hollywood comes to the last frontier; title: Hurricanes in the last frontier; title: "Operation Everglades" : last of the "square" grouper; title: pt. 3. Chokoloskee Island; title: Smallwood Trading Post with Indians; title: Chokoloskee Island schools; title: Chokoloskee Island cemeteries; title: Chokoloskee Church of God : ninety-seven years of ministry; title: Chokoloskee pioneers; title: C.G. McKinney : the sage of Chokoloskee; title: The Charles Sherod "Ted" Smallwood family; title: A.C. Hancock : school boat builder; title: Colorful characters; title: Loren G. "Totch" Brown; title: Edgar Watson and Big Six Hannah; title: pt. 4. Copeland, Jerome, and Lee Cypress; title: Cypress logging industry; title: Janes Restaurant, Copeland Market, and the post office; title: Copeland Baptist Church; title: Colorful characters; title: Frances Hodge and the Bula Baptist Mission; title: Annie Mae Perry, midwife to five hundred or more; title: pt. 5. Ochopee; title: Booming town; title: Ochopee landmark : home of the smallest post office; title: Colorful character; title: Mama Hokie, aka Clara McKay.