Everglades City in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Everglades National Park
| | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior | |
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
1. Everglades National Park Marker
Everglades National Park is known for stunning wildlife viewing and it unique mix of temperature and topical plants and animals. Its diverse habitat are a refuge for many endangered species. Take time to discover this subtle landscape by walking short trails, taking a boat or tram tour, or joining a ranger-led activity.
Ten Thousand Island
Here you stand at the watery gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands, a maze of mangrove islands and a channel to explore by canoe or boat. Bird watching is outstanding, especially during the winter migrant species join the Everglades year-round residents. Boat tours to view wildlife and sport fishing are popular here on the Gulf Coast side of the Everglades.
Everglades Ecosystems
Color key
Marine and Estuarine (seagrass, hard-bottom, corals)
Costal Marsh
Mangrove
Cypress
Coastal Prairie
Freshwater Slough
Pineland
Freshwater Mari Prairie
Hardwood Hammock
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Entertainment • Environment.
Location. 25° 50.71′ N, 81° 23.186′ W. Marker is in Everglades City, Florida, in Collier County. It is on Oyster Bar Lane. Marker is located at Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 Oyster Bar Ln, Everglades City FL 34139, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Gulf Coast and in the Everglades. 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Everglades (here, next to this marker); Collier County First Jail Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Everglades Community Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Laundry Building - Everglades Women's Club (approx. 0.8 miles away); Broadway (approx. 0.9 miles away); Barron G. Collier (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Gateway to Americas Everglades (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bank of Everglades Building (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Everglades City.
Also see . . . America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. National Park service website entry (Submitted on November 7, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional commentary.
1. About the marker
This marker was included in HMdb.org before the guidelines were tightened about signs that do not interpret human history. It remains published for posterity.
— Submitted August 31, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
2. Everglades National Park Marker/Ten Thousands Lakes
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on August 31, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A wide shot of the marker and its surroundings in context. • Transcription of the Spanish text. • Can you help?
