Near Naples in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Big Cypress Swamp

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 27, 2024

1. Big Cypress Swamp Marker

after restoration

Inscription. Once, occupied by the Caloosa Indians and the Spanish, it was the last refuge of the Seminoles. The region is drained in a north-south direction by creeks, rivers, sloughs and swamps. Abounding in wildlife, trees, plants, shrubs and flowers, most of the area is less than fifteen feet in elevation; but fertile hammock forests dot the higher lands. The ever-present cypress is called the "wood eternal" and is the oldest living thing on earth.

Erected 1980 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-87.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 25° 59.503′ N, 81° 35.557′ W. Marker is near Naples, Florida, in Collier County. It can be reached from Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) just south of San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south. located in Collier-Seminole State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20200 Tamiami Trail E, Naples FL 34114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bay City Walking Dredge (within shouting distance of this marker); How the Dredge Walks (within shouting distance of this marker); This Bay City Walking Dredge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Walking Dredge (within shouting distance of this marker); Bay City Walking Dredge No. 489 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blockhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Goodland Village and Access Road (approx. 5.7 miles away); Pineapple Plantation (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naples.

Also see . . . Collier-Seminole State Park. (Submitted on April 5, 2022.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, April 4, 2022

2. Big Cypress Swamp Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

3. Big Cypress Swamp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on June 30, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.