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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NZ8_san-marco-hotel_Venice-FL.html
The San Marco Hotel was built in 1926 by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) as part of the initial development of the City of Venice. The hotel opened in November of that year after only 90 days of construction. The hotel had a decorati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8A_coreys-landing-and-farming-community_Longboat-Key-FL.html
Byron Corey was one of the first homesteaders to be awarded land by the U.S. Government on Longboat Key. He was given 154 acres of land on Sarasota Bay in 1895. Until 1921, he had some of the finest tomatoes, guavas, limes and other produce for mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EDJ_fred-albee-municipal-airport_Venice-FL.html
[North Side of Marker] The first recorded flight into Venice brought a crate of fresh strawberries for the Hotel Venice. Pioneer pilot Capt. George Haldeman landed his plane on Nassau Street to make his delivery on January 13, 1927, not until t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18HA_judah-p-benjamin-monument_Sarasota-FL.html
Near this spot on June 23, 1865 Judah P. Benjamin Secretary of State for the Confederacy set sail for a foreign land
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18H9_judah-philip-benjamin_Sarasota-FL.html
Judah P. Benjamin, later considered "the Brains of the Confederacy," was an American lawyer and statesman. He was born on Saint Croix Island in 1811, grew up in South Carolina, and was educated at Yale College. He practiced law in New Orleans, Lou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Z8_indian-beach_Sarasota-FL.html
5,000 years ago, prehistoric Indians seasonally came to these shore, drawn by freshwater springs, bays teeming with fish and shellfish, and woods rich with game. By 1000 A.D. their middens, ceremonial mounds, and a village plaza stood nearby. Euro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14Z7_historic-spanish-point_Osprey-FL.html
Front Side of Marker: This 30-acre preserve includes prehistoric shell middens and a burial mound dating from 3,000 B.C. to 1,000 A.D., buildings from the homestead of John Greene Webb, and gardens from the winter estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW4Y_triangle-inn_Venice-FL.html
Triangle InnBuilt in 1927Has been placed on theNational Registerof Historical Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW3M_the-venice-nokomis-bank_Venice-FL.html
The Venice-Nokomis Bank was organized in 1925 in Nokomis and moved to a new building on Venice Avenue in 1927. This medallion was installed in the lobby floor of the bank building on Venice Avenue circa 1960. It was removed before the building was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW1X_eagle-point-bell_Venice-FL.html
This bell was salvaged from a logging train used in Woodmere, a sawmill town south of Venice, on what is now Rt. 776. The abundant stand of pine trees in that area was dying from having been "bled" of their resin to make turpentine, a much valued …
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