Corkscrew in Immokalee in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wash Shed

— Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2025

1. Wash Shed Marker

Inscription.
Wash Shed
The family moved their laundry from the old log pen to this site when their new home was completed in 1926. Water to do the washing was pumped by hand from a nearby well.

Clothes had to be boiled to remove the dirt, scrubbed on a washboard with homemade soap, and then pounded on a stump with a "battling board', rinsed and hung to dry on a clothesline. Soap and household cleaners were made by combining potash (processed ashes of hardwood trees) with beef tallow or lard.

Cobertizo para Lavado
La familia movió su lavadero desde la vieja cabaña a este sitio cuando su nuevo hogar se terminó de construir en 1926. El agua para hacer el lavado fué bombeada a mano de un pozo cercano.

Las ropas se hervían para quitar la suciedad, se restregaban en una tabla con el jabón hecho en casa, y después de ser golpeada con un tablero, se enjuagaba y se colgaba en cuerdas para secarse. El jabón y los limpiadores de la casa fueron hechos combinando la potasa (cenizas procesadas de los árboles de la madera dura) con sebo de carne de vaca o manteca de cerdo.

Erected by Immokalee Pioneer Museum.

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 26° 25.254′ N, 81° 25.825′ W. Marker is in Immokalee, Florida, in Collier County. It is in Corkscrew. It can be reached from Roberts Avenue West 0.1 miles east of North 15th Street (Local Route 29), on the right when traveling west. Located on the grounds of the Roberts Ranch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1215 Roberts Ave West, Immokalee FL 34142, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 walking distance of this marker: Smokehouse (a few steps from this marker); Garage (a

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 30, 2025

2. Wash Shed Marker

few steps from this marker); Truck & Tractor Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Cook’s House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cattle Ranching and Immokalee (within shouting distance of this marker); Roberts Family Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Outhouse (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Immokalee.

Also see . . . Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch. (Submitted on August 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.