Duette is an unincorporated community in
Manatee County, Florida
Manatee County is a county in the Central Florida portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county ...
, United States.
State Road 62 intersects with Keentown Road in Duette. The area is home to
Bunker Hill Vineyard and Winery. The only remaining single-classroom schoolhouse in Florida,
Duette School, is on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
History
Local lore explains that the area's name stems for an early settler named Duette from Canada. While no records indicate this surname purchasing land in Manatee County, in the earliest years of settlement some homesteaders never established legal claim over their land, and therefore a record may not exist. The area was also referred to as Dry Prairie. A post office called Duette was established on July 17, 1888. It remained in operation until January 2, 1907.
The annual Duette Cracker Fest, an open-air fair and concert, was held to raise funds for education to prevent the proposed closing of the local one-teacher elementary school by the
Manatee County School District
The School District of Manatee County, in Manatee County, Florida, provides education to over 50,000 students. It employs over 7,000 people.
The School District is managed by the Manatee County School Board and the Superintendent. Cynthia Saund ...
. In 2016, it was announced that the school was to be permanently closed after a lack of students and financial reasons. The area is also home to
Duette Preserve, the largest preserve in the Manatee county system.
See also
References
External links
Unincorporated communities in Manatee County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
1888 establishments in Florida
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