Near Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) south of San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south.
This walking dredge, built by the Bay City (Michigan) Dredge Works, is the earliest known survivor of its type. Designed for use over swampy terrain where wheeled or tracked vehicles would bog down the machine’s weight was distributed over shoes. To . . . — — Map (db m195057) HM
Near Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) near San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south.
How the Bay City Walking Dredge No. 489 was saved
Bay City Walking Dredge No. 489 was built in Bay City, Michigan in May, 1924 and was shipped to W.R. Wallace & Co. of Fort Myers, Florida. The dredge was later sold to Alexander, Ramsey . . . — — Map (db m195018) HM
Near Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) just south of San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . — — Map (db m194947) HM
On 12th Avenue South at 8th Street South, in the median on 12th Avenue South.
This "Back Bay" area was settled in 1915. As Naples' first sheltered mooring, it became the community center for the pioneers building the Tamiami Trail as well as the fishing industry. The first pharmacy, the first newspaper, and all the important . . . — — Map (db m127760) HM
Near Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) south of San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south.
In plan view, the dredge machinery is mounted on a rectangular frame with the boom and dipper attached at the center of the "front” edge (Fig. 3). The dredge normally rests on four skid-like shoes, one at each corner of the frame each shoe is . . . — — Map (db m194950) HM
William Dutcher was the first president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, appointed in 1905. He helped shape the organization and worked tirelessly for bird protection. He was instrumental in establishing the Audubon warden program . . . — — Map (db m164918) HM
The Baker-Curry tree is named for two individuals whose unlikely partnership saved Corkscrew and established it as an Audubon Sanctuary. It started with passionate citizens who came together to stop the logging of the last remaining old-growth bald . . . — — Map (db m164919) HM
Aldo Leopold is considered the father of the modern conservation ethic. He lamented the toll wrought on the landscape in the name of material progress, and the ever widening disconnect between society and land. Where John Muir was inspired by . . . — — Map (db m164909) HM
Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States (1901-1909) is known as the "conservationist president" for creating the Division of Forestry and protecting 230 million acres of federal land. He was a member of Florida Audubon during . . . — — Map (db m164912) HM
Guy Bradley is one of the heroes of Audubon and one of the most colorful characters of its history. He was the first warden to be deputized by Audubon, a strange fact due to his passion for hunting birds for their valuable, fashionable plumes. When . . . — — Map (db m164913) HM
The Rhett Green tree is an iconic, massive individual, rugged like its namesake. It has withstood the test of time. In 1912, Rhett Green was hired as an Audubon warden to protect plume bearing birds such as egrets, herons and roseate spoonbills . . . — — Map (db m164914) HM
In the early 1800s, the Seminole tribe sought and found refuge deep in the bald cypress forests of Southwest Florida during the Seminole Wars. This tree bears the Seminole name for big cypress, Asteenahoofa. It is straight, solid and free of . . . — — Map (db m164916) HM
Near Gulf Shore Drive at Bluebill Avenue, in the median.
In grateful appreciation to
Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris
Acquisition of this park was made possible when Lester J. and Dellora A. Norris arranged the purchase of the land on April 24, 1964, through their St. Charles, . . . — — Map (db m15877) HM
On Imperial Golf Course Blvd, 0.1 miles south of Royal Cove Drive.
In honor of
Morris & Rose Nortman
And in memory of the 11,000,000
who perished in the Holocaust
1933 - 1945
The Jack Nortman Family — — Map (db m221136) WM
On Pine Ridge Road at Tamiami Trail North (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east on Pine Ridge Road.
Opened in 1931, Rosemary Cemetery was originally established on twenty acres of land given by Edward W. Crayton, a prominent Naples citizen and president of the Naples Improvement Company. It served as the town's only cemetery until 1955. The graves . . . — — Map (db m15878) HM
Near Unnamed trail west of Tamiami Trail East (Route 41), on the left when traveling west.
Built as the park caretaker’s residence about 1940. County Commissioner D. Graham Copeland managed Barron Collier's businesses and surveyed Collier County. He located the sites of several Seminole war forts, old trails, and Seminole villages. As . . . — — Map (db m194878) HM
On 8th Street South at 12th Avenue South on 8th Street South.
The Naples Canal was a monumental prehistoric construction achievement. It was 4,150 feet long (0.8 miles) and bisected an area between the Gulf of Mexico and Naples Bay. The Naples Canal was dug perhaps as early as A.D. 200 by local American . . . — — Map (db m127697) HM
On 5th Avenue South (U.S. 41) at 10th Street South, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue South.
Built in 1926, by the Seaboard Airline, the Naples Depot welcomed Naples' first passenger train in 1927. Services continued until 1971. Shortly thereafter the Tamiami Trail was completed. These two important infrastructures successfully opened . . . — — Map (db m127761) HM
On 5th Avenue South (U.S. 41) at 10th Street South, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue South.
The Naples Depot, which was completed in 1927, is one of the oldest remaining structures in the City of Naples. The Depot was built to serve as the Seaboard Air Line Railway's southern-most west coast terminal. The coming of railroads to Naples and . . . — — Map (db m127698) HM
Near 12th Avenue South west of Gulf Shore Boulevard South when traveling west.
Built in 1888 as a freight and passenger dock, the Naples Pier stands as a community landmark. Narrow gauge train rails spanning the length of the pier transported freight and baggage in the early 1900’s. Part of the structure as well as the post . . . — — Map (db m92802) HM
Near Rookery Lane north of Sanctuary Road West, on the left when traveling north.
”We have to save the swamp a hundred times but we only get to lose it once.” In the 1930’s lumbermen began logging bald cypress trees because the trunks were knot-free and the wood was highly resistant to rot. Lumber . . . — — Map (db m164799) HM
Near Unnamed trail west of Tamiami Trail East (Florida Route 41), on the right when traveling west.
The first highway from Tampa to Miami, called the Tamiami Trail, was built in the 1920's. The "walking dredge” was a piece of specialized equipment used to dig a canal, which provided
rock fill for the roadbed and drainage for the completed road. . . . — — Map (db m194927) HM
Near Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) near San Marco Road (County Route 92), on the right when traveling south.
This Bay City Walking Dredge
in charge of
Earl W. Ivey
and
Meece Ellis
working 18 hours daily constructed that portion of the Tamiami Trail beginning at Black Water River and extending northwesterly 10 miles to Belle Meade Crossing and . . . — — Map (db m195061) HM
Near 12th Street South at 6th Avenue South, on the left when traveling south.
Tin City's legacy began in the 1920's when Henry Espenlaub, brother-in-law of Ed Frank (Swamp Buggy Creator), leased his property to pioneering commercial fishing families. They constructed docks and tin roofed buildings to serve fishing fleets and . . . — — Map (db m90088) HM
Near Rookery Lane north of Sanctuary Road West, on the left when traveling north.
Bald cypress, the swamp and wood storks make this National Audubon Society sanctuary unique. The source of storks Wood storks come to Corkscrew Swamp during the dry months of winter and early spring. Here, in greater numbers than anywhere . . . — — Map (db m164800) HM
