In 1947, a 5,600-acre tract of land was deeded to the state for preservation as Collier-Seminole State Park. According to ...

Collier County, no stranger to hurricanes ... many hurricanes and tropical storms have passed nearby since 1851. The map shows storm paths based on location points recorded every six hours.

In 1947, Collier County donated the land which became ... “Soldiers searching for the Indians drew maps. One crude 1857 military map illustrates the Blackwater River with an area labeled ...