Everglades City
We stayed at a Nation park campground that had only electricity (50 amp) on site. It has sewage and water at the
entrance. It was about 25 miles South of Everglades City and was a great spot for us. There was a museum in
Everglades City that brought back a lot of memories. Having grown up in the area, it was not as exciting for me as
many others. We saw people whooping and hollering about alligators. We see alligators literally everyday and pretty
much the same freshwater birds daily also. It was a little saddening to see what has happened to Goodland though.
My Mother and Dad used to take their boat to a little motel in Goodland and fish and party. It has built up so much, we
couldn't even find the motel. Marco Island is just jammed with 20 story condos. I remember when there was no
building over 2 stories and very few of them. Need a good hurricane to get it back. I used to date a girl who's Dad had
a station in Everglades City. Seeing Smallwood's store was very interesting.
entrance. It was about 25 miles South of Everglades City and was a great spot for us. There was a museum in
Everglades City that brought back a lot of memories. Having grown up in the area, it was not as exciting for me as
many others. We saw people whooping and hollering about alligators. We see alligators literally everyday and pretty
much the same freshwater birds daily also. It was a little saddening to see what has happened to Goodland though.
My Mother and Dad used to take their boat to a little motel in Goodland and fish and party. It has built up so much, we
couldn't even find the motel. Marco Island is just jammed with 20 story condos. I remember when there was no
building over 2 stories and very few of them. Need a good hurricane to get it back. I used to date a girl who's Dad had
a station in Everglades City. Seeing Smallwood's store was very interesting.
This is the US's smallest Post Office.
This was a very interesting museum in Everglades City. The people in
there did not go back nearly as far as I did.
there did not go back nearly as far as I did.
Plastic crabtraps have replaced the woodedn
ones.
ones.
Replica of a dugout. I can't imagine making these without metal tools.
An old still. We knew the House family who were moonshiners in
Everglades City
Everglades City
Bredge photo
My grandfather participate in the opening of US 41 in 1923. It was a huge
boon to the whole area.
boon to the whole area.
Photos after Hurricane Donna in 1960. We rode it out in Fort Myers and
went to down town during the eye.
went to down town during the eye.
Eisenhouer was a frequent visitor to Evergades City to fish.
Various dredges and road building equpiment used on US 41 (The 8th
wonder of the World.).
wonder of the World.).
My Dad was in the national guard and sometimes patrolled the
beachs during WW II.
beachs during WW II.
Model of a dredge.
The 1949 phone book for Ft. Myers, Ft Myers Beach, Naples, and
Everglades City. Lots of my relatives in it I am sure. Our number was ED 2
3571
Everglades City. Lots of my relatives in it I am sure. Our number was ED 2
3571
Smallwood's store is now a museum. Lot of interesting stuff and
rememering it must mean I am old.
rememering it must mean I am old.
The patent medicine department.I remembered many of them from my
Granddad's store.
Granddad's store.
The Calusa indians were in the area for thousands of years before the
Seminoles who came after the arrival of the white Europeans.
Seminoles who came after the arrival of the white Europeans.
The Bennett Blue Book was a business mail order catalog. Many of our
Christmas gifts came from there. The 1966 one shown supplied many of
Nancy's and my wedding gifts.
Christmas gifts came from there. The 1966 one shown supplied many of
Nancy's and my wedding gifts.