The railroad depot at Bowling Green, Florida was built for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It was built in 1925. It is located at 201 East Main Street. It is a one story red brick building.   It currently appears to be used for storage.  There are no railroad tracks.  There is an Atlantic Coastal Line Railroad Caboose on site.

     The Depot resembles the one at Fort Meade, Florida.

  

     The Nokomis School Florida, one the oldest educational institutions was built  in 1924. It was a 2 room Mediterranean Style Building.  Originally, children from grades 1-8 attended the school. In 1927, 2 wings of three classrooms were added to accommodate students from Laurel, Nokomis, Venice and Englewood grades 9-12.

This restaurant is located at 4530 Pine Island Rd. N.W. Matlacha.  It has operated since 2011.  It features local cuisine, American, Seafood, soups and vegetarian.  It serves beer, wine and alcohol drinks.  It is wheel chair acessible

     The author visited this restaurant.  The food is tasty.  Service is ok due to staff limitations.  Parking is free.

     The preserve is located at 10941 Burnt Store Road, Punta Gorda, Florida. It is adjacent to the 40,000 Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park.  The CHEC and Alligator Creek Preserve is located on land leased from the State of Florida.  The Preserve includes 4 trails.

     Located on the property is the Caniff  Welcome Center.  This is opened to the public  from October to April. It is located at the end of a boardwalk.It is an all wood structure on stilts.  It has a wrap around deck. Inside has a small live animal exhibit including Henry a Ball Python, Izra a Skink, Isaac a Red Rat Snake, Daisy  a Russian tortoise, and Elon a Razorback Musk Tortoise.

     The Old Collier County Courthouse is located in Everglades.City, Florida which was the first county seat.  It functioned as the County Courthouse until  1962.

     It was built from 1926 to 1928.  Construction costs were $25,000.   The style is neoclassical.  The builder was Barron Collier.  It is a two story concrete and stucco building.  The building later served a the Everglades City City Hall.

     The building was damaged during a hurricane in 2005.  It was completely restored.

     The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 2016.

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