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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...
Rosemary Cemetery
Restored marble headstones and a historical marker at the ...
Naples Railroad Depot
Naples' first railroad passenger station, the Naples Depot...
Macedonia Baptist Church
The oldest African American church in Naples, this church ...
St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church
St. Mark was founded in the late 1880s by Punta Gorda's Af...
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...
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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 ...
Rosemary Cemetery
Restored marble headstones and a historical marker at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and the Tamiami Trail identify Rosemary Cemetery, Naples' primary burial ground until 1947. The cemetery was platted in 1934 to re-inter the remains of the first ...
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. ...
Macedonia Baptist Church
The oldest African American church in Naples, this church was organized in 1929, and relocated to its present site in 1952. The new, Gothic-style church building was dedicated in 1954, the annex was built in 1973, and the church was ...
St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church
St. Mark was founded in the late 1880s by Punta Gorda's African American pioneer, area businessman and civic leader, Dan Smith. Smith named the church and was ordained as the first deacon. Dan Smith's wife Louisa Evans was a Baptist, ...
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. ...
