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Williams Academy Black History Museum
The first Williams Academy, built in 1913, was a two-story...
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
Completed in 1927, the Dunbar School served as the colored...
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
One of the oldest churches in the Dunbar community, Mount ...
McCollum Hall
Constructed in 1938 by Clifford McCollum, Sr., McCollum Ha...
Centennial Park
The Civil War's 2nd Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops monume...
Naples Railroad Depot
Naples' first railroad passenger station, the Naples Depot...
Punta Gorda Railroad Depot and Museum
The Atlantic Coast Line Depot, built in the Mediterranean ...
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Punta Gorda
"Uncle Dan" Smith, a local African American religious lead...
The Blanchard House Museum of African American History & Culture
This 1925 house was originally built for Joseph Blanchard,...
Cleveland Steam Marine Ways
George Brown came to the Peace River area in 1890 to work ...
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Williams Academy Black History Museum
The first Williams Academy, built in 1913, was a two-story building located between Anderson Avenue and Lemon Street. It was the site of the first government-funded, black school in Fort Myers. When the second floor was destroyed by a fire, ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar School
Completed in 1927, the Dunbar School served as the colored high school for the predominately black Dunbar community and surrounding area. Prior to September 1925, educational opportunities for African Americans were limited to grades one through six. The masonry vernacular ...
Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
One of the oldest churches in the Dunbar community, Mount Olive's congregation dates to 1895. Church services were held for many years at several locations, including the Lee County Courthouse, where the congregation was originally organized. The church was built ...
McCollum Hall
Constructed in 1938 by Clifford McCollum, Sr., McCollum Hall was a commercial center in the Dunbar Community. The second story held a large dance hall with a raised stage for live performances by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and others. During ...
Centennial Park
The Civil War's 2nd Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops monument is dedicated to the black Union soldiers who defended a federal post in Fort Myers against the Confederates in 1865. A single black soldier standing before a wall with a ...
Naples Railroad Depot
Naples' first railroad passenger station, the Naples Depot was built in 1927 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. This historic downtown landmark serves today as a branch of the Collier County Museum and is being restored to its 1920s appearance. ...
Punta Gorda Railroad Depot and Museum
The Atlantic Coast Line Depot, built in the Mediterranean Revival architectural style, was the southernmost station in the U.S. when it opened in the late 1920s. Segregated bathrooms and waiting areas as originally designed, and a refurbished ticket office are ...
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - Punta Gorda
"Uncle Dan" Smith, a local African American religious leader, constructed a thatch-roofed hut church on this site in 1886. Several white families, including Colonel Albert W. Gilchrist, who later became governor of Florida, were in attendance at the first service. ...
The Blanchard House Museum of African American History & Culture
This 1925 house was originally built for Joseph Blanchard, a black sea captain and key member of early Punta Gorda's business community, and Minnie, his mail-order bride. Upon the death of Blanchard's last surviving daughter, African American community historian Bernice ...
Cleveland Steam Marine Ways
George Brown came to the Peace River area in 1890 to work for a phosphate mining company. During the 1890s he was superintendent of buildings for the Desoto Phosphate Mining Company in Liverpool, near Arcadia. He later founded the Cleveland ...
