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Area History SlideshowGo on a photo tour of the Paradise Coast’s past and discover how our historic people and places created our present-day. Read More>
Collier County: On the FrontierStep into Everglades City or its neighboring areas and you’ve stepped back in time. While Everglades City and Immokalee perfectly preserve the county’s natural wonders, Chokoloskee and Ochopee keep local history alive inside quaint landmarks. You can still enjoy lunch and conversation at Read More>
Collier County HistoryThe first humans reached Southwest Florida at least 10,000 years ago, when the climate was colder and drier. Living in small, widely scattered bands, these first Floridians or Paleoindians, survived by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild plant foods. Read More>
EvergladesIn the western Everglades area of Collier County there are many other public parks and preserve lands with lots of choices for recreation and exploration. Read More>
Everglades City HistoryEverglades City, known in those days as Everglade, served as the County seat of Collier County. County offices were moved to Naples in 1961 after the devastating effects of Hurricane Donna, which struck in 1960, took their toll on the town. Read More>
Marco Island HistoryMarco Island was settled in 1870 when Captain W. D. “Bill” Collier of Tennessee (no relation to Barron Gift Collier, the founder of Collier County) arrived in his schooner. During this era the island was occupied with the clamming and fishing industries. Read More>
Naples HistoryIn 1885 the men chartered a boat and sailed down the Southwest Florida coast looking for a piece of mainland where they could establish their city. As they sailed by the location of present day Naples, they noticed the miles upon miles of beach, and when they discovered a bay just behind the beach they thought that they had found paradise. Read More>
Itinerary: Paradise Coast History and HeritageFor an excellent overview of the Paradise Coast’s intriguing history, visit the Collier County Museum in Naples. The museum’s exhibits show what the area was like more than 10,000 years ago, when Paleoindians as well as mastodons, camels, mammoths and huge herds of bison and deer roamed the area. Read More>
