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The 1890 Bratton Store
In the 1890s, William C. Bratton built the first commercial building at Hunter's Point, the original name of the area eventually to be called Cortez. The building served as post office, general store . . . — — Map (db m112519) HM
Settlers from North Carolina arrived in this area in the late 1800s and began to create a waterfront community. Two families, the Brattons and the Burtons, played important roles in the development of Cortez. The Bratton family built a dock so . . . — — Map (db m307950) HM
This 1912 Cortez Rural Graded Schoolhouse originally housed three classrooms for grades 1-8. A 1933 Public Works Project addition turned the middle classroom into an auditorium, identifiable by its pitched roof in contrast to the flat . . . — — Map (db m305504) HM
One of the original Pillsbury Boatyard buildings built on the site of what is now Snead Island Boatworks.
Donated by:
Charles Jr. and Albert Pillsbury
Preservation and restoration of this building has been generously provided for . . . — — Map (db m298460) HM
Cortez and nearby communities were settled by people who relied on boats. They caught fish from the sea to eat and sell. Their supplies, mail, and visitors arrived on sailboats and steamboats. They also established boatyards to build, repair, . . . — — Map (db m298719) HM
Roseatte [sic] Spoonbill
Blue Heron
Yesterday in Cortez
County Uses Dragline To Fight Mosquitoes
Manatee County Anti-Mosquito Control District's specially designed dragline is shown . . . — — Map (db m313622) HM
Born in Michigan in 1913, artist Robert Sailors purchased this property in 1974 for his home and studio. A renowned master weaver, Sailors founded a textile company in 1949 which gained national recognition. His works are held in respected . . . — — Map (db m303760) HM
Local resources and environment affected how Native tribes built their houses. Some dwellings were circular, with clay or mud applied to a frame of woven branches. Others were pyramid-shaped, with a log frame covered from top to bottom with palm . . . — — Map (db m311065) HM
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Origin of the name CORTEZ cannot be proved but is thought to have begun with the inhabitants of a Spanish fishing "rancho" in this vicinity. The area was known as "Hunter's Point" to local residents until the 1880's. This is borne . . . — — Map (db m102971) HM
Cortez has been a commercial fishing village since 1888, when a handful of families came here from Carteret County, North Carolina.
Today the unincorporated community of Cortez is less than two square miles and has a population of . . . — — Map (db m309271) HM
