On April 4, 1923, 24 businessmen set out to drive across the Everglades from Fort Myers to Miami.

The Tamiami Trail Arch, built during the construction of the Tamiami Trail, signified the dividing line between Collier County and Dade County.

The first schoolteacher gave lessons at the Storter residence (now the Rod & Gun Club) in 1893.

Deaconess Harriet Bedell was an Episcopal missionary who worked with Native Americans in Oklahoma and Alaska before coming to Everglades City in 1932.

Our City’s Welcome Sign was erected in 2002 with a dedication to Harvey Brookbank who served on the Everglades City Council from 1984 until he passed away in 2001.

Ted Smallwood, purchasing property in Chokoloskee from the Santini family [...]