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Florida State Road 70
Stretching across the Florida peninsula, State Road 70 (SR 70) spans five Florida counties and straddles the northern boundaries of two more. Its western terminus is at US 41 (14th Street West) south of Bradenton (Manatee County); its eastern terminus is an intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Fourth Street (U.S. Route 1/ SR 5) in Fort Pierce ( St. Lucie County). Route description Between the termini, SR 70 serves the following Florida counties and cities: * Manatee County – Bradenton, Oneco, Lakewood Ranch, Lorraine, Verna (on the boundary with Sarasota County), Parmalee, Myakka City, Edgeville * DeSoto County – Pine Level, Arcadia * Highlands County – Childs, Bairs Den, Bear Hollow, Brighton (northeast of a stretch of SR 70 on the boundary with Glades County) * Okeechobee County – Okeechobee, Cypress Quarters. The route includes part of the Conners Highway U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is a major east-west thoroughfare through the U.S. state of Florida. Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Department Of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the State Road Department (SRD). The current Secretary of Transportation is Jared W. Perdue. History The State Road Department, the predecessor of today's Department of Transportation, was authorized in 1915 by the Florida Legislature. For the first two years of its existence, the department acted as an advisory body to the 52 counties in the state, helping to assemble maps and other information on roads. The 1916 Bankhead Act passed by Congress expanded the department's responsibilities and gave it the authority to: establish a state and state-aid system of roads, engage in road construction and maintenance, acquire and own land, exercise the right of eminent domain, and accept federal or local funds for use in improving roads. The Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Lakewood Ranch is a planned community and census-designated place in southeastern Manatee County and northeastern Sarasota County, Florida, United States, consisting of approximately . It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 census, the census-designated place had a population of 34,877. History The area originally was assembled in 1905 by John Schroeder as Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (SMR). The land was purchased by members of Milwaukee's Uihlein family in 1922 for ranch operations such as timber and cattle. In 1977, the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority announced intentions to build a new airport near the Sarasota-Manatee county line about east of its current location, linking to future Interstate 75. The airport authority struck down the idea in 1985 and expanded the existing airport facility. The airport proposal and the construction of Interstate 75 resulted in SMR's board of directors to pursue creating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glades County, Florida
Glades County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,126, making it the fourth-least populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Moore Haven. Awards * Gov. Jeb Bush acknowledged Muse winning the Florida's Outstanding Rural Community of the Year 2002 award after "providing a safe community shelter to be used during storms." * Senior Ranger Danny Callahan, of the Florida Forest Service presented Jimmy Cianfrani and the Muse Community with a "10 Year Firewise Service Award" for "its diligence and commitment to the National Firewise Communities USA program. From the smallest project of cleaning the debris off their roofs to the largest undertaking of clearing flammable vegetation 30 feet away from their houses, the Muse Community’s dedication to reducing wildfire risk is commendable." History Indigenous people lived in this area for thousands of years. Due to warfare and exposure to inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Hollow, Florida
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are omnivorous with varied diets. With the exception of courting individuals and mothers with their young, bears are typically solitary animals. They may be diurnal or nocturnal and have an excellent sense of smell. Despite their heavy build and awkward gait, they are adept runners, cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia, Florida
Arcadia is a city and county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States. Its population was 7,637 as of the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 7,722 in 2014. Arcadia's Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. History According to ''The Atlas of Florida'', "The Rev. James Madison ("Boss") Hendry (1839–1922) named the town in honor of Arcadia Albritton (1861–1932), a daughter of Thomas H. and Fannie (Waldron) Albritton, pioneer settlers. Arcadia had baked him a cake for his birthday, and he appreciated it so much that he named the city after her." In 1886, transportation improved in Arcadia when the Florida Southern Railway (later the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad) was built through Arcadia on its way from Bartow to Punta Gorda. The railway caused Arcadia to grow significantly, which led to it becoming incorporated a year later. A second railroad line, the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (later the Seaboard Air Line Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Level, DeSoto County, Florida
Pine Level is a ghost town in DeSoto County, Florida, United States. Pine Level was founded in the 1850s and had bars, saloons, courthouse, jail, stores, churches and homes. Gunfights were considered a common sight on the streets. In 1866, the site of what became Pine Level was chosen as the new county seat of Manatee County to replace the Manatee River village of Manatee (now the eastern section of Bradenton). Ostensibly Pine Level was chosen for its more central geographic location, but it may have been chosen to punish Manatee for its Confederate sympathies in the Civil War. In 1887, Pine Level was included in the new DeSoto County carved out of Manatee County and it became the county seat of the new county and the seat of Manatee Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgeville, Florida
Edgeville was a former company town and railway stop located southeast of Myakka City, Florida, Myakka City in Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. History Edgeville was established in 1915 as a turpentine company town by the Edge-Howard Company on the East and West Coast Railway. The town was located about halfway between Myakka City, Florida, Myakka City and Pine Level, DeSoto County, Florida, Pine Level. In August 1917, the Edgeville post office was established, but closed only a year later. Mail for the community was rerouted back through the Myakka City post office. In 1919, a public school for African-American children was opened at Edgeville. The white children of Edgeville attended school in Myakka City. In 1921, Edgeville became home to the Manatee Crate Company, who owned a tract of 5000 acres and a mill where logs were collected and cut for the construction of crates at their factory in Manatee. About 75 structures were built by the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myakka City, Florida
Myakka City (also Myakka) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Manatee County, Florida, United States. It lies along State Road 70 near the city of Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County. Its elevation is , and it is located at (27.3497671, -82.1614780). Although Myakka is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 34251; the ZCTA for ZIP code 34251 had a population of 6,351 at the 2010 census. up from 4,239 in 2000. History Myakka is a name believed to be derived from an unidentified Native American language, from the same word used as the namesake for Miami. Myakka City was founded by Frank Earl Knox (1870-1950) in 1915, after purchasing early pioneer William Durrance’s land a year earlier. Knox’s original plan was for 91 blocks, each with 10 home sites. The new town also opened its post office the same year, as well as a new school. The school opened November 2, 1915, and registered 35 pupils, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Park were the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmalee, Florida
Parmalee, Florida was a short-lived town and stop on the East and West Coast Railway in Manatee County, Florida, United States. Located at the modern day intersection of Betts Road and State Road 70, the area remains largely undeveloped or agricultural. History Parmalee was established in 1915 as a stop on the East and West Coast Railway The East and West Coast Railway was a railroad line running from Bradenton on the west coast of Florida southeast to Arcadia in the Peace River valley. Despite its name, the line never went all the way to the east coast of Florida. The line wa ... between Verna and Myakka City. In January 1917, a post office was opened at Parmalee. Parmalee never grew beyond a small railway stop. It was home to a rice mill and grist mill as well as one store and storehouse. The town primarily relied on the lumber industry via the Updegraff Lumber Company mill. In 1926, the lumber company (by then known as Roux-Askew Lumber) sold a large tract of land wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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