Collier County Museums Historic Photo Archive | Naples, FL

This album contains historic images and documents from Naples, FL; and subalbum: 1920's Immokalee Road Project.

02.2

Fifth Avenue, Naples-on-the-Gulf, Florida.  Reverse reads "THE BEAUTIFUL PALM LINED BUSINESS SECTION, NAPLES ON THE GULF, FLORIDA". 

87.71.37

Booklet containing Naples Community Hospital Inc. Charter and By-Laws, January 1958
Initial Charter witnessed on April 1, 1953 by the following individuals from Naples except where noted otherwise:
John J. Meli, M.D.
Julius Fleischmann
Beatrice B. Briggs
Mary S. Morris
B.W. Morris, Jr.
James L. Walker
William D. Reynolds
Mrs. Roy Smith
Alice Bowling
Norman A. Herren (Everglades, Fla.)
Elva B. Griffis (Marco, Fla.)
Jane D. Tibbett
S.E. Hunkin
J.G. Sample
Paul H. Buchanan
A.B. Miller
E.L. Turner
John A. Luse
L.A. Orick
Fred M. Lowdermilk
Edwin M. Watson
Leonard H. King
Lester F. Grimes
William D. Hixon
Lester Piper (Bonita Springs, Fla.)
Rev. Tracy Day Spencer

By-laws listed "As amended effective December 12, 1957". 

89.38.4

Facsimile copy of sworn testimony of Lindsey W. Crayton, wife of E.W. Crayton, concerning the existence of the "Old Canal".  The canal connected Naples Bay with the Gulf of Mexico and was filled in by Mr. Crayton in 1934.  Ms. Crayton refers to the two legends of the "Old Canal": it was created by pirates for hiding and escaping; and it was dug by Indians before the Seminole Wars.

Recorded in OR Book 19 Page 291 on January 21, 1958 by the Collier County Circuit Court. 

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