Bradenton in Manatee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pines

Photographed by McGhiever, February 13, 2024

1. Pines Marker

Inscription.

Close your eyes and imagine a dense forest of pine trees, each trunk too large to wrap your arms around. This land was once covered in slash pines, some more than a hundred years old. Many of Florida's old-growth forests were harvested for turpentine and timber. After the land was cleared, it was used for farming, before being transformed into a preserve.

Today the landscape continues to change. Both climate change and sea level rise have left their mark on Perico Preserve - now mangroves grow where once oaks and pines stood. Good conservation requires an understanding of the past and anticipation of the future of the land.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 27° 29.98′ N, 82° 40.703′ W. Marker is in Bradenton, Florida, in Manatee County. It can be reached from Manatee Avenue west of Perico Bay Boulevard. The marker is in the Perico Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11700 Manatee Avenue, Bradenton FL 34209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on

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Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Endemic Species (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome Home (approx. 1½ miles away); Palma Sola Community Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pillsbury Boatshop (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pillsbury Boatshop/Pillsbury Tienda de Barcos (approx. 2.2 miles away); Propeller from the 1892 Steamboat 'Mistletoe' (approx. 2.2 miles away); Robert Sailors Artistic Haven/Refugio artístico de Robert Sailors (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Century of Community/Un siglo de comunidad (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bradenton.

Pines Marker in Perico Preserve image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, February 13, 2024

2. Pines Marker in Perico Preserve

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.