Historical Markers in Sarasota County

Placed by the Sarasota County Historical Commission, unless otherwise stated. Markers placed by other organizations are enclosed in parentheses.

1 Sarasota-Bradenton Airport - Airport Circle

2 Ca'd' Zan - House of John - US 41 at University Parkway, Ringling Museum grounds (Historical Commission, Historical Society of Sarasota County)

3 Indian Beach - 3701 Bay Shore Road, next to Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

4 Bay Haven School - 2901 Tamiami Circle W., west of US 41

5 Booker Schools - Booker High School, 3201 N. Orange Ave.

6 First White Child - 1232 12th Street (Sara de Sota Chapter, DAR)

7 Yellow Bluffs - west side of US 41, just south of 12th Street. (Historical Society of Sarasota County and Florida Board of Parks)

8 Judah P. Benjamin - Southwest comer of US 41 and 10th Street (United Daughters of the Confederacy)

9 Bidwell-Wood House - 849 Florida Ave. *** Scheduled for 1997

10 Rosemary Cemetery - Central Avenue between 6th and 10th Sts.

11 First Black Community - Southeast comer of Central and 6th Street.

12 Edwards Theater - Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple

13 Seaboard Railroad - Northeast comer of Lemon and 1st Street.

14 First United Methodist Church - 104 South Pineapple Ave. (First United Methodist Church)

15 Scots Landing - West comer of Main Street and Gulf Stream (with the Historical Society of Sarasota County and Florida Board of Parks)

16 Blue Star Memorial Highway - Bayfront Drive, between Main Street and Ringling Blvd. (Florida Garden Clubs and Florida State Highway Department)

17 Sarasota Terrace Hotel - 10 1 South Washington Blvd.

18 Sarasota County Courthouse - 2000 Main Street.

19 Payne Park - Adams Lane

20 St. Armand's - inside the north edge of the circle.

21 South Lido Park - end of Benjamin Franklin Drive, inside park on the bay side, near the picnic tables.

22 Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Winter Quarters - planted in median on Calliandra. drive just east of Beneva Road.

23 Bobby Jones Golf Legend - Circus Blvd, Bobby Jones Golf Complex.

24 Fruitville Elementary School - 601 Honore Ave.

25 Friendship Baptist Church - 5700 Palmer Blvd.

26 Sarasota High School - 1001 South Tamiami Trail.

27 First Post Office - Cunliff Lane and McCellan Parkway (Daughters of the American Colonists)

28 Southside School - 1901 Webber Street

29 Siesta on the Gulf, Harry Higel - Galvin Park, intersection of Higel Ave. and Siesta Drive.

30 Siesta Public Beach - Off of Beach Road, Siesta Beach, near pavilion.

31 Edson Keith House - 5500 South Tamiami Trail, close to house in Phillippi Estate Park.

32 Bee Ridge Woman's Club - 4919 Andrew Ave.

33 Bee Ridge Community - Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church parking lot, 4826 McIntosh Road, near the Proctor Road side.

34 Bee Ridge Turpentine Camp - Demaco Corp., 4550 Clark Rd., comer of Clark and Deacon.

35 Spanish Point at the Oaks - 500 N. Tamiami Trail, US 41 and Seaman Rd.

36 Laurel Turpentine and Lumber - Northwest Comer of Mission Valley Blvd. and Laurel Road.

37 Venice Post Office - Southeast comer of Portia Street N and Hillcrest Drive.

38 Nokomis Cemetery - Colonial Lane, 1/2 mile east of US 41, between Suncrest and Riverview Dr.

39 Casey's Pass - South of Venice Inlet at the beginning of the South Jetty.

40 Bartlett's Landing - South of the north bridge over the Intercostal Waterway (Daughters of the American Colonists).

41 Venice Horse and Chaise - In public parking lot east of Nassau Street, between Tampa Ave. and Venice Ave.

42* Heritage Court - east end of W. Venice Ave.

43* Pioneer Court - Between Park Blvd. and Avenue des Parques, north

44* Archaeological Court - Between Armada and Park, south

45* Indian Court - Between Armada and Park, north

46* Army Air Base Court - between Armada and Public Beach, south

47* Veterans Court - west end of Venice Ave.

48 Buchan's Landing - South end of Dearborn and Englewood Road.

49 Lemon Bay Women's Club - Comer of Coconut and Maple Streets.

50 Lemon Bay Cemetery - SR 775 just south of Church Street.

51 Warm Mineral Springs - north of US 41, west of North Port.

52 Little Salt Springs - South of Price and Lochier Blvd. (Daughter of American Colonists)

53 Blue Star Memorial Highway - comer of US 41 and Pan American Ave. (Florida Garden Clubs and Florida State Highway Department)

54 Miakka School - Comer of Myakka Road and Wilson Road.

55 Miakka Community - Cemetery at Myakka Methodist Church, I 1/2miles south of the east end of Fruitville Road.

56 Myakka River State Park - Allen E. Crowley Memorial, at Bird Walk, toward the North end of the park. (Sarasota Audubon Society)

57 Myakka River State Park - Founder's Marker, south entrance off of SR 72 (with Myakka River State Park).

58 John Hamilton Gillespie - Ringling Blvd. Behind Sarasota County Terrace Building

59 Osprey School - 337 North Tamiami Trail Osprey

60 Joseph Daniel Anderson - Manasota Key Road Englewood

61 Venezia Park - Between Salerno Street and Sorrento Street, Venice

62 Sarasota County Agricultural Fair - 3000 Ringling Blvd. near Fair grounds.

63 Lido Casino - 400 Ben Franklin Drive

64 Venice Apartment District - John Nolen Park, 2 blocks south of Venice Avenue on Avenue des Parques (1997)

* In median, Venice Area Historical Commission

July 1997

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1-34 AND 62, 63 35-53 AND 60,61, 64 54-57