In the main building of the Collier County museum, there are several figures representing the various people who played important roles in the State's and the county's history.
Barron Gift Collier made a fortune in advertising in New York City. He discovered southwest Florida and began buying land, eventually 1,300,000 acres. The State was having problems building the Naples part of the Tamiami Trail (Tampa to Miami), so Collier agreed to take the job on if the State separated the southern half of Lee County and named it Collier County. The State agreed and Collier got the road built.
This figure does not represent a particular person. Rather, it is a typical "cracker" woman. Crackers are the rural pioneers who ranched, farmed and worked cattle and horses.
The Seminoles and Miccosukees were two of the leading indigenous tribes in southwest Florida.
The Seminole Wars were a series of three military conflicts between the United States and the Seminoles that took place in Florida between about 1816 and 1858.
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Interesting history of south Florida. Good to see these figures dressed in their traditional clothing.
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