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Exhibit: Living Off the Land

Date and Time

Tuesday Jan 3, 2023 Friday Nov 15, 2024

Opens January 3, 2023, Monday-Friday & 2nd/4th Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed on holidays and associated weekends)

Location

Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL 34208

Fees/Admission

Admission is Free

Website

http://www.manateevillage.org

Contact Information

941-749-7165
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Exhibit: Living Off the Land

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Description

Living Off the Land: Florida’s Pioneering Efforts to Make a Living explores the various ways settlers in the mid-19th century through the early 20th century took advantage of readily available natural resources of the land and sea.

As Manatee County developed during the Pioneering Period (1830-1918), a number of commercial activities grew out of the environmental realities people moving into the area built upon. One of the earliest brought fishermen who set up seasonal camps along our shores. These fishermen set up semi-permanent Fishing Ranchos where they caught and prepared schools of mullet and other fish for Cuban markets.

In the 1840s, when the first waves of American expansion into the area started, sugar production became a major economic engine. At its peak, there were over a dozen sugarcane plantations established within the Manatee River area. After the Civil War, a number of family-operated cattle operations carried out the shipping of thousands of wild cattle to the Cuban markets. Others began to take advantage of the longleaf pine forests, tapping into the trees to collect pinesap processing it into turpentine and other products required by the maritime industry.

By the late 1800s and early 1900s, Florida’s population was growing. Pioneer communities, experiencing economic prosperity and a rising quality of life, started branching out. Florida’s open lands, climate and soil conditions were optimal for growing citrus and other tropical fruits, along with vegetables and flowers not readily available in the north during the winter months. With the development of steamship lines, connected to the first railroads, local businesses began to send products to ports and destinations around the nation and throughout the world.

Opening January 3, 2023, this temporary exhibit will be available on-site through November 2024. Manatee Village Historical Park is open Monday-Friday and 2nd/4th Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (closed on holidays and associated weekends).

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Phone:
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Two Offices to Serve You

Bradenton Office:
222 10th St. W.; Bradenton, FL 34205

Lakewood Ranch Office at the McClure Center:
4215 Concept Court; Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce, a Florida Chamber of Commerce, is located in Bradenton, Florida and serves Anna Maria Island, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Ellenton, Holmes Beach, Lakewood Ranch, Longboat Key, Palmetto, Parrish, and Myakka City. Lakewood Ranch and Longboat Key are bi-County areas, split between Sarasota and Manatee. The area is considered part of the South Tampa Bay Region. We provide education and networking opportunities, job / employment assistance, and small business start-up counseling while working on community issues such as legislation, water, transportation, and general quality of life. The Manatee Chamber has a full-service Better Business Council, Drug-Free Workplace Program.

EMAIL: info@manateechamber.com // PHONE: 941-748-3411 // HOMEPAGE: Manatee Florida Chamber of Commerce (www.ManateeChamber.com) Bradenton Office: 222 10th St. W.; Bradenton, FL 34205 | Lakewood Ranch Office at the McClure Center: 4215 Concept Court; Lakewood Ranch, FL 34211

MANATEE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE // VOTED #1 FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Five-time Florida Chamber of the Year Winner and Recipient of the Inaugural National Chamber of the Year Award.

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