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HAPB Agenda 06/16/202324.A.h I c� C 0TM8Y County AGENDA COLLIER COUNTY HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVATION BOARD WILL MEET AT 9:30AM, FRIDAY, 2023 AT THE COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER — 3331 TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST, NAPLES, FLORIDA. NOTE: ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. Any person in need of a verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording from the Collier County Growth Management Division Department of Planning and Zoning. ALL MATERIAL USED IN PRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE HAPB WILL BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF THE RECORD. THESE MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 1. ROLL CALL/ATTENDANCE 2. ADDENDA TO THE AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 19, 2023 5. OLD BUSINESS: A. Rosemary Cemetery (Plot W) historic designation B. Response Letter to Calusa Mound C. Visit to Historic Sites 6. NEW BUSINESS: A. Tour of Collier Museum at the Government Center 7. REVIEW OF PROJECT AND ACTIVITY LOG: 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 9. HAPB COMMENTS: 10. ADJOURNMENT: Packet Pg. 285 24.A.h Active Item HAPB Hearing Dates 1 Rosemary 3/19/21 Cemetery at 4/16/21 Goodlette 5/21/21 /Pine Ridge 8/20/21 Road (Plot W) Historic 11/18/21 Designation 12/17/21 1/21/22 2/18/22 3/18/22 5/20/22 6/17/22 7/15/22 11/18/22 12/16/23 1/17/23 4/21/23 HAPB/Staff Comments At March, 2021 HAPB, Museum Director, Amanda Townsend, reported she had had a conversation with County Attorney regarding Rosemary's Cemetery, and that Legal Services would consider a quit claim to transfer the property. She stated that the County owned Plot B and was trying to get ownership of Plots W and N. At April, 2021 HAPB, it had been determined that County Attorney was comfortable moving forward with a quit claim deed. Ms. Townsend stated the next task would be to create a business plan for the County Manager's review. At May, 2021 HAPB, Ms. Townsend reported that the cemetery, now largely developed, was under private ownership and the County owned Unit B (Plot W), and was trying to obtain the title to Units W and N. The last historical record of the cemetery was in a survey conducted in 1966. At August, 2021 HAPB, this item was continued to the next meeting. At September, 2021 HAPB, Ms. Townsend reported that she and the County were moving forward with building a case for the acquisition of the property and discussed funding for property surveys, fencing, and repair of headstones. At October, 2021 HAPB, Ms. Townsend reported on the ownership management, the land, cost estimates for the work, and known history of the cemeteries. A member of the local NAACP attended and provided a letter expressing support. At December, 2021 HAPB, Ms. Townsend was not in attendance, but a message from her was read which included an update about the Board of County Commissioners' recent approval, in concept, of Plots W and N. She said the Collier County Museum would work with Real Estate Services for acquisition and would then need a second BCC approval. At January, 2022 HAPB, the subject was mentioned regarding the public's involvement with the item, the County's recognition of the NAACP's points, and the actions of museum. At February, 2022 HAPB, Ms. Townsend remarked that the item had received media attention and Real Estate Services had prepared a quit -claim deed. She also discussed the maintenance of the property, its heirs, and the title. At March, 2022 HAPB, Board members discussed Ms. Townsend's diligence on the matter, how it was now in its legal phase, that the local news reported about the NAACP's desire for it to be designated a burial site, and the trials of resolving real estate issues and ownership. At May, 2022 HAPB, Ms. Townsend reported that a web page had been created for Rosemary's Cemetery on the Collier County Museum website: https:// colliermuseums.com/news/rosemary-cemetery. At June 2022 HAPB, nothing new had been reported. At July, 2022 HAPB, staff and Board Members discussed how property owners would need to be notified for a Historic Designation to be established. At November, 2022 HAPB, Ms. Townsend stated she had restarted work on the acquisition of Plots W and N, and had ordered the title work for both plots. The Board approved Ms. Townsend to move forward with the parcels. At December, 2022 HAPB, Ms. Townsend stated that she had been working on transferring ownership of Plots W and N to the County, and that the title work had been completed. The item had recently gone to the BCC as a request to pursue, and the BCC approved. At January, 2023 HAPB, County staff, Timothy Finn stated Ms. Townsend had Skyped him an update that the title work had been received and was being reviewed by the County's Legal Services Department, and that Eagle Scout Jonathan Rodriguez would be participating in the project with her. At April 2023 HAPB, Amanda Townsend shared the history of the project and that she wants to apply for review for a state marker. If the state review is not successful, then we would erect a local one. Packet Pg. 286 May 19, 2023 24.A.h MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVATION BOARD May 19, 2023 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Historic/Archaeological Preservation Board in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:30 A.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management Division — Planning and Regulation, Conference Room #610, 2800 Horseshoe Drive North, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: Austin Bell VICE CHAIR: Barry O'Brien (excused) Zachary Burch Candace Johnson Janice OConnell Elizabeth "Betsy" Perdichizzi Henry "Hank" Sentowski ALSO PRESENT: Ray Bellows, Zoning Manager Timothy Finn, Planner III Amanda Townsend, Director, County Museums Suzanne Miceli, Operations Analyst, Zoning Division Ailyn Padron, Management Analyst I, Zoning Division Andrew Youngblood, Management Analyst II Packet Pg. 287 24.A.h May 19, 2023 Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of'the audio recording from the Collier County Growth Management Department. 1. Roll Call/Attendance: Chairman Bell called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m. Roll call was taken and a quorum of six was established. 2. Additions to the Agenda (No changes) 3. Approval of Agenda Ms. OConnell moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously, 6-0. 4. Approval of Minutes: April 21, 2023 Chairman Bell said he had a few minor corrections: • On page 4, it says Ms. Perdichizzi told the HABP; it should say HAPB. • On one of the bullets, it says the downtown Marco museum. We don't really have a downtown, so strike the word "downtown." • Under the Craighead Laboratory, it says, "We work with them." He wanted to clarify that "them" means Craighead Laboratory. • On page 9, it says, "Ms. Townsend asked Ray whether we got a CO approved on those plans"; it should say "COA." Ms. OConnell said that on the same page, it says OConnell and should say Ms. OConnell. Ms. Perdichizzi moved to approve the January 20, 2023, minutes, as amended Second by Ms. OConnell. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0. 5. Old Business A. Rosemary Cemetery (Plot W) historic designation [Amanda Townsend] Ms. Townsend reported that. • There are no setbacks. We're just going through the processes. • She spoke with county Real Estate Services yesterday and they prepared quitclaim deeds and sent them to the County Attorney's Office for review. • They're working on identifying the proper descendants from the property owners of record, the ones who should sign the quitclaim deeds. • It gets complicated. There are different appointed personal representatives for Mr. and Mrs. Pulling, Mr. Benson and possibly Mrs. Benson, so there are four different people we have to identify who were once court -appointed PRs, Personal Representatives, for probate of their trusts. • Once the County Attorney feels comfortable that the right people are signing the documents, we can start to move forward. Packet Pg. 288 May 19, 2023 24.A.h • We're having those conversations with the families and researching court records to discover who the courts named as their personal representatives. • It's a process. Chairman Bell noted that it's very complicated, but it sounds like you're making progress. We appreciate it. Any questions or comments? [There were no further questions.] B. Visit to Historic Sites Mr. Bellows reported that. • This is a follow-up on our previous discussion under New Business, our trip to the Collier Museum. • In past years, the Preservation Board has taken field trips to actual historic sites to see what can be done to help protect historic structures. • The last trip was to the Olde Marco Inn on Marco Island, but we've taken other trips to Everglades City, the old homes in and around there. There are some sites on the National Register there. One of them is the county museum (Museum of the Everglades). • There are a lot of historic sites in these rural areas, such as Immokalee, so if we can start generating a list of potential sites to see or sites that could be eligible for historic designation, we can start working with those property owners to identify those sites. We haven't done that in the past. • It's time to get more proactive, get out there and see if we can generate some enthusiasm for preservation. Chairman Bell said that's a great idea. We discussed it a bit at our previous meeting, but he's never been to all of those historic sites in Collier County. It would benefit us all to be able to see those and potentially add new ones for historic designation. It sounds like we're going to start with our June 16th meeting field trip to the Collier Museum at Government Center. Mr. Bellows said we'll see how that goes. Chairman Bell asked if the trips would be on their regularly scheduled monthly dates. Mr. Bellows said we don't want to interfere with everyone's schedules, if possible, so we can tie it in to a regular meeting date. That way, you'll know it's an (HAPB) date, but if we need to change it to make it feasible, then we will. A discussion ensued and the following points were made: • Can we set the field trip dates immediately at one of our meetings and be consistent with the time frame? • We'll be meeting on the road and must record meetings anywhere we go as a group. • It must be an advertised meeting location to comply with the Sunshine Law. • In the past, we've had mobile meetings at other locations. Packet Pg. 289 24.A.h May 19, 2023 The county has the ability to utilize cars, or we could carpool. In some cases, the meeting site may be closer to where somebody lives and in others, we could meet here and then drive to the Collier Museum at Government Center. • It may be easier to tell everyone to meet there instead of here. Action Item: Schedule meeting locations and times as soon as possible. 6. New Business A. June 16 HAPB Meeting at Collier Museum at the Government Center Chairman Bell said it looks like we can meet there, and everything needed is set up to do a meeting there. Does anybody have thoughts about meeting at the Museum at the Government Center? He's been there before, but not everyone has, so this is a great opportunity. A discussion ensued and the following points were made: • The museum is a great place to start. • It would be nice to get a better idea of the Craighead Lab. • They can meet in the museum's lecture hall space, which has projection capability. It does not record, but the court reporter can record. • Ms. Townsend can take them on a tour of the site. • We would advertise that the meeting will be held at the museum, not here. • Suzanne Miceli (staff) will check with everyone to ensure it works for everyone and will send an email as we get closer to next month's date. B. Erie Drive Extension Petition Waiver of Historic Survey Mr. Bellows reported that. • This is a Collier County Petition Waiver application. It's in your agenda packet. • Under our code, any site that comes in for rezoning or a conditional use requires a public hearing to change the zoning requirements. • If it's in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability — a map that shows archaeological sites that are known and recorded with the Florida Master Site File or historic sites — or is in an area based on an archeological study that shows a high potential of containing archaeological artifacts, we don't want to give a developer carte blanche to go in there and level it. • They need a Cultural Resource Assessment by a certified archaeologist to make sure whatever they're proposing to develop doesn't impact any archaeological sites. • This application is a waiver from having to hire an archaeologist. They listed the conditions and reasons why they should be exempt. • [The applicant was not present at the meeting.] Mr. Finn said on CityView it shows it's a PPL (Plans and Plats, a subdivision) Erie Drive Extension. It's a request for a proposed PPL to construct eight single-family units, with drainage and utility infrastructure to support the system. 4 Packet Pg. 290 24.A.h May 19, 2023 A discussion ensued and the following points were made: • It's about five acres of undeveloped land. • It's close to an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability, but not within one. Sites like 8CR 241, which is southwest of the subject property and is an archaeological site, but it's not in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability That's considered an isolated find. • The maps aren't 100% accurate for existing conditions, but it's like insurance and there's no evidence of any prior development, according to the aerial view. • One of the justifications for other waivers in the past is if you have a vacant, isolated parcel surrounded by development on all four sides that had no archaeological artifacts, then it was a good reason to submit a waiver. • Surrounding properties were looked at for archaeological remains; none were found. • The county has always had a requirement that, if during construction, any kind of artifact is found, they must stop work immediately and contact county staff so someone can go out and investigate. • It's all surrounded by residential. • This is the first time the county has seen an applicant interested in this site or who has filed an application. There may have been people interested and it may have changed ownership, but this is the first application that has come to the Preservation Board. • It's a small parcel with no elevation visible. We only have a map and aerial photo. • To determine topographical features, the county can use a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) map. • If the HAPB is concerned, we can delay a vote and bring it back with a LiDAR map. • An applicant doesn't have to show up at the HAPB meeting for their application. It's nice, but we don't know what the communications were with this applicant. • A (3D) LiDAR map is like a satellite image of the county that uses infrared and other systems to show elevation changes, lowlands and wetlands. It shows up in color and higher lands show up as lighter colors. • LiDAR maps are important if you're dealing with wetlands and rezone applications. Applicants are usually trying to justify the development and will show their LiDAR maps. County engineering staff will review those and say their drainage and flow should go this way based on the LiDAR maps because that shows you where the highlands and lowlands are and helps show where the flow goes. • Typically, we don't receive LiDAR maps for these waivers. • It's slightly out of the HAPB's scope. • There's an isolated find nearby on the map. Even though this is a low Area of Historical Archaeological Probability, once it's disturbed and excavated, there's no going back. • Chairman Bell wanted to point out the isolated find because it's a new request for some members. However, it's probably not even within the two miles on the map. Packet Pg. 291 May 19, 2023 24.A.h • The nature of the isolated find is probably on the state's Master Site File; staff can email it to members later. It wasn't done because it's not part of the site. • It's probably very unlikely that there would be anything on these five acres. • The gray area shows a flow way. • Sites near water have a greater potential for archaeological artifacts and that's why it shows up as an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability on our map. If this application were within that, staff probably would not support a waiver and would force them to submit a Cultural Resource Assessment. Mr. Burch said he spoke to Ray before this meeting because he (Burch) has a close relative who works for Grady Minor. Out of an abundance of caution, he'll abstain from voting or anything on the issue. Chairman Bell thanked him and asked if anybody is prepared to make a motion. Ms. OConnell made a motion to accept the Erie Drive Extension Waiver Request for Petition No. PL20220003965. Second by Ms. Johnson. The motion for a waiver passed unanimously, 5-0, Mr. Burch abstained. Mr. Bellows said we will bring the signature page to you to sign after the meeting. C. Collier County Guide to Historic Sites Update Chairman Bell said at the last meeting, we talked about possibly writing an introduction or adding some context to the guide. There's an introduction based on previous materials the lab wrote. Suzanne sent out an e-mail with some of that information on April 21. Has anybody had a chance to review that? Mr. Bellows told the HAPB: • After discussing it with Suzanne and Tim, we'd like to keep an ongoing list and maybe make that part of our spreadsheet of our "to-do items" and always keep a list of new sites we want to add to the guide. • We should start providing a narrative of what makes it historically significant, so when we update the guide, we'll have an ongoing list of those items. • In past years, producing the guide took longer. • We should be able to just take it to a printer, so if we keep a list, we can track and update it better. • It's on the agenda so we can add it to our spreadsheet as an ongoing item. That way, whenever anybody finds something, we can put it on the list and bring it to the Preservation Board for members to discuss. D. Cultural Resource Assessment Survey for the Silver Strand Mine Property Mr. Bellows said this is another example of where they would not qualify for a waiver. They submitted a Cultural Resource Assessment and it's for earth mining excavation. Chairman Bell told the HABP. The report was done by ACI and Maranda Kles may be joining us on a Zoom call. Packet Pg. 292 May 19, 2023 24.A.h • He reviewed it and everything was exemplary in the report. • They did shovel tests at 25-meter intervals in areas that appear to be tree islands. They didn't just do 100-meter or 50-meter intervals, they were focused on features within the property that were more likely to be sites. • They came back with 169 negative shovel tests and no historic resources discovered. • The report is cut and dry and means we can move forward and accept the results. • Does anyone have comments or questions? Mr. Burch said obviously, if they find anything, once they start, they would have to stop and do further analysis or an investigation. Mr. Bellows told the HAPB: • A good thing about the process is they have an archaeologist conduct a study and if there are recommendations to help preserve the artifacts or site, information is presented to the HAPB. • In the HAPB's vote, you can support, modify or alter that recommendation. • Staff will take that to the Collier County Planning Commission for a hearing on an earth mining application. • The Planning Commission will know staff s and HAPB's recommendation about archaeological artifacts and will make a recommendation to accept or modify those. • It then goes to the Board of County Commissioners for final adoption. • The HAPB's recommendations are brought to the Board so they can decide whether they should approve this excavation. Chairman Bell asked if Ms. Kles had any additional comments about the report or wanted to say anything else. Ms. HIes said this site falls within the CERP area, the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which was developed by the Army Corps in 2008/ That's why we were particularly interested in the tree islands, as those would have been slightly elevated areas that Native Americans would have taken advantage of historically. That's what we really tried to focus on, and we also made sure to look through the historic military maps and the Copeland map from 1947 to make sure there weren't any other historic features that we should be concerned about. To her dismay, we found nothing, but that's to the client's advantage. Chairman Bell said he wondered if they were surprised because it seemed like you might find something, especially around the tree islands. Ms. Kies said yes, but it's just south of the Immokalee area and it wasn't as widely inhabited as we might think. We put forth a good -faith effort, but she's not surprised by the results. Chairman Bell thanked her for joining and commended her on the report. He asked if there was a motion to accept the report. Packet Pg. 293 May 19, 2023 24.A.h Ms. Perdichizzi made a motion to accept the Cultural Resource Assessment Survey for the Silver Strand Mine Property. Second by Ms. Johnson. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0. E. Calusa Mound Discussion Chairman Bell said we have a speaker in the audience on this, Andrew Blitch, who reached out to him by email on May 5th and was concerned about the possible destruction of a Calusa mound on a parcel near his property, so he (Bell) asked county staff if it was OK if they had an email exchange. He reached out to Andrew on May 8th to say he could speak to the HAPB about this at the meeting, so it was added to the agenda. Mr. Blitch told the HAPB: • In 1983, his father bought five acres in the Estates, off 131h Avenue Southwest, and built a house. • The neighbor next door, a friend who also had five acres, allowed us kids to play on his five acres, but he never developed it and it's still not developed. It's all wooded. • About 20 feet past the property line, there's a raised section of land, about 20 inches off the ground, a slope that you must step up onto. It's about 20 feet by 20 feet, the size of this room. It's been there the whole time. • His father always said it was a Calusa mound. The previous owner never developed it and sold the property I1/2 to two years ago. • The new owners recently had a survey crew there, but they haven't done anything yet. • He assumes they plan on building houses there one day. • The mound is about 20 to 30 feet away from his father's property line and it's hard to see if you're standing on his property because it's overgrown with cabbage palms, Brazilian pepper and ferns. • He wanted to know what could be done to alert the owner. Mr. Sentowski asked what his concerns were about the mound. Mr. Blitch said he doesn't want it to be destroyed and doesn't think the new owner knows about the mound. His family is probably the only ones that know. What can be done without the new owner being angry at him for denying him the ability to build on property he just bought? He wasn't sure how to go about this. He fears the new owner will destroy it when he clears the property to build his house. It doesn't affect his own property, but he doesn't want an archaeological site to be destroyed. Chairman Bell said we don't want archaeological sites to be destroyed, either. It's hard to know, without knowing the property location, where it falls on the map and whether it's in a known Area of Historic and Archaeological Probability. If they were to develop the site, they'd have to come to the county to do that, but it sounds like you don't think it's known. Mr. Bellows reported that: • There are several scenarios we have to look at. Packet Pg. 294 May 19, 2023 24.A.h • How is the property currently zoned and can they develop without coming to the county? If so, then there's no application that would come to our attention immediately. • There is a requirement through the Building Department when they get a building permit to warn people what to do if they find an archaeological artifact during construction. • A building permit doesn't require them to submit a Cultural Resource Assessment. They don't check to see if they're in an Area of Historic Archaeological Probability, but they get a notice to be alert for those things. • If you have a concern, we can do more checking and let the Building Department know this could be an issue and we could require them to come in. Mr. Blitch said it's zoned Residential Estates and they can build a house and there's no zoning they'd have to change, in his opinion. They don't know about it and have no clue that it's there. That's why he's hesitant about it. Mr. Bellows said if you can provide that address, we could look at it on our maps. If there's an issue there, we'll let the building official know and they can flag the site. Mr. Blitch said he'd have to look it up on the County Appraiser's website and can find it really quickly. Mr. Bellows said he could email him or Tim to follow up on it. Ms. OConnell said it's a prudent thing to do. It's like a warning. This is a potential and maybe if you wait until certain things fall into place, it's going to be too late. You never know who's going to go messing around and disturb something that you're not going to be able to take back. Further investigation would be prudent on our part to try to reach out as delicately as possible, maybe in advance of any formal application filing, to make them aware, strictly in the interest of wanting to preserve the site. Hopefully, they understand where you're coming from. Mr. Blitch said he has no idea and hasn't met them, but he hopes so. Ms. Townsend suggested the property owner might be amenable to, at a minimum, discovering if there's anything that can be learned from the site prior to its disturbance, which could lead to a higher expense if professionals have to be hired. If the property owner were cooperative, is there a resource like the Florida Public Archaeological Network (FPAN) or someone who could provide them with free resources? We're assuming he may be able to develop by right and we would be more successful providing free resources rather than having them incur expenses. Chairman Bell said that would be a good avenue to explore, especially with FPAN because they deal with this. They've been monitoring sites after Hurricane Ian for erosion and other emergency situations. They might be willing to "ground truth" if they had permission to get on the property so a registered professional archaeologist could verify that it's an archaeological mound. Chairman Bell said yes, that's what they're there for, so that would be a good avenue to explore. Any other ideas or comments? Packet Pg. 295 24.A.h May 19, 2023 [Mr. Blitch said he'd look up the parcel while they're discussing this, and Chairman Bell told him to go ahead.] Mr. Sentowski asked who would initiate a preemptive strike letter to the new owner. Would that come from your department, Ray? Mr. Bellows said if we can get the folio number, we'll look it up now on our map, and if it shows that it's in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability, staff can send the Building Department an e-mail saying this folio number is in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability and pursuant to the section of the code, this property owner needs to address that by hiring a certified archaeologist to understand what's in there prior to issuing a building permit. That will show up as a red flag in our CityView database, so building permits don't accidentally get issued. Chairman Bell said, and if it's not a known Area of Historical Archaeological Probability? Mr. Bellows said there's no need to do anything. Chairman Bell said there's nothing we really can do. Ms. Johnson asked if a find as significant as that has been discovered in an area that doesn't have probability. That seems like a pretty significant archaeological site to not be in an area of suspected probability. Chairman Bell said at some point, all of these sites had to be discovered and the map was built around them, grew over time and continues to be regularly updated as more sites are uncovered. He doesn't have a simple answer. Mr. Bellows told the HAPB: • We have to rely on the maps, which show where existing and high potential sites are. • If a site is in a high potential area, at the time of zoning or planning, they would be required to do a Cultural Resource Assessment or seek a waiver. • The problem is that properties like the Estates were zoned prior to the county adopting the Preservation Ordinance, so they weren't required to submit a Cultural Resource Assessment back then. • That's where the accidental discovery language comes in and the Building Department can issue warnings, or in this case, a notice of a potential archaeological site. • We can flag the site and let the property owner know and work with them, but if it's not in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability, they just get the standard warning: If you find anything during construction, you need to stop. Ms. OConnell noted that it only goes out once they've applied for a building permit. Do we have any examples of people going out, moving dirt and disturbing the site before they go for a building permit? Mr. Bellows said there are a lot of Code Enforcement cases, so there are a lot of people who don't follow the rules. Ms. OConnell said she was trying to delicately comment about her concern. Sometimes people don't realize they shouldn't touch anything until they follow a certain process and to Packet Pg. 296 24.A.h May 19, 2023 they blaze a trail and start messing around with everything and then it's too late to take anything back. It's great that we have safeguards in place, when they follow the proper steps and channels, but when they don't, she doesn't know what remedy we have other than a warning. Mr. Bellows said there was a famous case in Chokoloskee, an investigation about six or seven years ago. A property owner dug up a road that cut through a property that led to a mound, which turned out to be an archaeological mound. Fortunately, a member of the Preservation Board was notified, Patty Huff, and she raised the issue here and we put in a stop -work order. That was a county road and it went through a lawsuit and they ended up having to put the road back. They did a Cultural Resource Assessment. Unfortunately, a lot of it was bulldozed a bit, but that's what happens when people don't go through the county approval process. Mr. Burch asked if it were possible for the county to send a letter to the registered property owner from this board to say we've been made aware that there may be a Native American burial mound on your property, something of potential significance, and we urge you to exercise proper due diligence before you make any changes to the property. It wouldn't be threatening or demanding that they do anything, just an awareness letter so they know. That way, there's no lengthy process we have to go through. It's just a letter. Ms. Perdichizzi said perhaps the letter could include Amanda's suggestion that they may want to contact FPAN to conduct an assessment or dig test. Mr. Burch said we could do that relatively quickly before any potential damage happens. It's more of an awareness thing to tell them we want to share this information. Ms. OConnell said she wasn't certain they should be issuing a letter before a staff member can officially visually check and confirm what Mr. Blitch is saying. Mr. Blitch said the Parcel ID/Folio No. is: 37928320000 (Leandros Investments LLC, 4660 First Ave. NW). He assumes they'd have to get the property owner's permission to go onto the property to look, but they can go on his property, although it's hard to see from there due to overgrowth. Mr. Bellows told the HAPB: • For purposes of informing the property owner of a potential archaeological site, we can check our maps to see if it's in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability. • As a courtesy, this board can send an informational letter saying that it's come to our attention that the site has an archaeological artifact and if there is any future development proposed, we can provide some contact information about who to deal with when addressing an archaeological site that's on our maps. Ms. OConnell said that's probably all we're going to be able to do until they start a formal process, but at least it helps put the property owner on notice and possibly spares them some potential future action that could be quite costly. 11 Packet Pg. 297 24.A.h May 19, 2023 A discussion ensued and the following points were made: • M . Bellows there's nothing worse than getting halfway done with a project, only to be stopped because you've cut into an archaeological site, and then your work crew has to stop. It's very expensive. • Mr. Blitch said if they do get the property owner's permission, he'd probably have to show them where it is on the five acres because it's hard to find on five acres. • Mr. Bellows said the first step is a notification that there is potential and then it would be flagged in our system as a potential archaeological site. When somebody files a building permit, that's when the county will tell them they have to address it and get a Cultural Resource Assessment done, and there's no way the county would issue a permit until that's done. • Mr. Blitch said there was a Planning Commission meeting about a property on the same road yesterday, the general area, 13th Avenue Southwest between Green and Pine Ridge Roads. • Mr. Bellows said he spent four hours at the meeting. It was near this property and judged to be outside any Area of Historical Archaeological Probability, so it went to the Planning Commission without us looking at it. • The folio number Mr. Blitch provided is not in an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability. • Mr. Blitch said the property the Planning Commission considered is down the road. • Mr. Bellows said they can't hold this property owner up at the building permit stage because there's nothing for us to say there is anything there. The only way to prevent accidental discovery of artifacts during construction is when they're in construction. We have no leverage to tell them to do something when they're outside that area. Our code only addresses properties within an Area of Historical Archaeological Probability. We can only enforce the accidental discovery during construction. • Mr. Blitch said he understood, but maybe they could still send a letter. He showed them the property on a map, noting it was less overgrown when he was a kid. No one's ever dug into it, so it's perfectly preserved, he'd assume. He said he hadn't observed any artifacts, pottery or tools because there's vegetation and debris on top of it. • Ms. OConnell suggested he reach out to the new owner if the HAPB's hands were tied. • Mr. Blitch feared they'd be angry if they couldn't build on the property. The five acres are broken into two 2'/2-acre vacant lots and the mound is on one. He assumes they could still build on it even if they had to protect that mound. They could still build at the front of the property. During a discussion with Mr. Bellows, the following points were made: • All development has to meet setbacks, so the Estates area has a 75-foot front yard setback and a 75-foot rear -yard setback and 30 feet on the sides. • Depending on the size of the lot, in general there's plenty of room to build a house and keep out of any potential archaeological site. 12 Packet Pg. 298 24.A.h May 19, 2023 • The question is how does the county or the Preservation Board inform somebody about a potential when it doesn't show up on any official record? • It would just be a courtesy letter that says, "Please be advised that there may be an archaeological site on your property." We could leave Mr. Blitch's name out of it. It would be a letter from the Preservation Board saying the property owner might want to explore that before getting too far along with development plans. That way they could design their house away from that. • Does the county or board have a precedent for this or is the board stepping outside its scope and setting a bad precedent? • This is a public meeting, so Mr. Blitch's concern about retaliation is possible if someone researches the minutes. • The HAPB has reached out to property owners before to ask them if they're interested in participating in a preservation program and provided them with informational documentation. This would be similar, and we'd provide the rules and regulations of our Land Development Code, which addresses when the HAPB takes official action. • If the HAPB wanted to take official action to historically designate a site, there's a process to send certified mailings to a property owner and provide notice. We could invite them to this meeting so they can participate in a discussion about whether a historic designation should be made. That way the property owner knows up front all along. • The first few times the Preservation Board tried to designate a site where the property owner did not seek the designation, we presented it to the Board of County Commissioners and they said they would not designate a site unless the property owner wants to participate, so we typically don't do that anymore. • This would be more informational, so there's no problem letting a property owner know that they may have an archaeological site on their property. Ms. Perdichizzi said it's a good idea to let them know because they might be proud to have an archaeological site on their property and they'd want to preserve it. She proposes that the HAPB sends the property owner a letter about a potential site and if they want to investigate further, they can contact FPAN to possibly test it and provide them with information. Mr. Bellows said the Preservation Board would have to make a motion to vote to have an informational letter sent out to that property owner. Ms. Perdichizzi made a motion to send an informational letter to the property owner for Folio No. 37928320000 to inform them of a potential archaeological site on the property and provide resources to investigate it further. Second by Mr. Burch. The motion passed, 4-2; Ms. OConnell and Mr. Sentowski voted nay. A discussion ensued over how the letter would be drafted by staff, reviewed by the HAPB and whether it would be signed by the chair. Mr. Blitch said he could come to meetings about this if it's discussed further. 13 Packet Pg. 299 24.A.h May 19, 2023 Chairman Bell thanked Mr. Blitch for joining them and bringing the site to their attention. Action Item: Staff will draft a letter to the Property owner of Folio No. 37928320000, telling the owner about a possible archaeolozical site on the property and resources to investigate that, such as FPAN. 7. Review of Project and Activity Log [The board already discussed Rosemary Cemetery above; nothing further.] 8. Public Comments: None (see Calusa mound discussion above) 9. HAPB Comments Mr. Burch said a lot of us were at the Centennial event in Everglades City and the next day. Amanda did a great job, especially in Everglades City, as did the other speakers. Mr. Bellows said it was a really great presentation. Mr. Burch noted it was a really good event and a great time for everyone to celebrate the county's Centennial on both days, but especially the one in Everglades City. Chairman Bell apologized for not being able to join them at the event because his child was sick. He came the next morning and was prepared with some remarks, but the meeting went in a different direction. He wanted to acknowledge the role county staff plays in historic preservation and the remarkable job they do keeping the HAPB on track and providing them with all the knowledge they have. Mr. Bellows thanked him for that. Mr. Sentowski said he constantly drives by a potential developed site on Santa Barbara and Davis Boulevard by the YMCA where they're busting up the concrete again and again. Can you provide a little background on that site? Mr. Bellows told the HAPB: • That property is a Planned Unit Development and is zoned for mixed -use, commercial and residential. • The county has a process that requires a Site Development Plan before anybody can clear, fill or build on the site and anything they do must be provided on the Site Development Plan. • They provided a Site Development Plan for a small, minor structure and they were allowed to bring in fill because it's way below flood elevation. • Unfortunately, the property owner wasn't diligent, and let the person leasing one site on the property to bring in a lot of fill and he turned it into what looks like a landfill. Mr. Sentowski said he drives by and sees more trucks coming in with more stone work to be cut up and crushed. He wondered if he was taking that from another site and using that site as a quarry. 14 Packet Pg. 300 24.A.h May 19, 2023 Mr. Bellows said the neighbors filed Code Enforcement complaints and the original assessment was that there are no rules that say that somebody wanting to fill their land couldn't bring in rock and crush it to help fill it, but when that assessment was made, Code Enforcement closed the case, and then it kept steamrolling. Fortunately, there is now new ownership and they're cleaning it up, but it takes a while. There have been three or four Board of County Commissioners meetings to address the issue. Unfortunately, they brought it in so quickly and it takes a long time to clear the site. 10. Adjournment The next HAPB meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 16, 2023, at the Collier Museum at Government Center. Ms. OConnell moved to adjourn the meeting. Second by Ms. Perdichizzi. The motion passed unanimously, 6-0, and the meeting was adjourned. There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the chairman at 10:40 a.m. HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVATION BOARD Austin Bell, Chairman These minutes were approved by the board on , as presented (check one) , or as amended 15 Packet Pg. 301 24.A.h CiO ier County Growth Management Department - Planning & Regulation Zoning Division - Zoning Services Section May 31, 2023 Leandros Investments, LLC 4660 1st Ave NW Naples, FL 34119 RE: Parcel No. 37928320000 - Potential archaeological site To whom it may concern: As a courtesy, we are sending you this letter based on a conversation at the May 19, 2023, Collier County Historic/Archaeological Preservation Board (HAPB) meeting. It was discussed that there may be an archaeological site on the property with Parcel No. 37928320000. If a discovery or accidental disturbance of historical/archaeological sites and properties occurs during construction, the procedures within Collier County Land Development Code 2.03.07.E.2.ii, should be followed, see below: If, during the course of site clearing, excavation or other construction activity, an historic or archaeological artifact, or other indicator is found, all development within the minimum area necessary to protect the discovery shall be immediately stopped and the following procedures shall befollowed: a) The County Manager or designee and code enforcement shall be contacted. b) The County Manager or designee shall officially notify the property owner/developer of the discovery within 24 hours and shall issue a stop work order. c) A certified archaeologist contracted by the property owner/developer shall determine whether the discovery site requires further investigation based upon the size and distribution of this site, depth of deposits, soil type, vegetation, and topography. i) If the site requires further investigation, the certified archaeologist shall cordon off the identified area, at a point ten feet from the perimeter of the discovery site. ii) If the discovery site does not require further investigation, construction activity may resume after authorization by a certified archaeologist. d) The certified archaeologist shall make recommendations for the treatment of accidental discoveries based on standards outlined in the "Treatment of Archaeological Zoning Division • Zoning Services Section • 2800 North Horseshoe Drive • Naples, FL 34104 • 239-252-5603 Packet Pg. 302 24.A.h Properties" in accordance with 36 CFR part 800, as amended. These recommendations shall be considered for incorporation into the applicable local development order. e) The certified archaeologist shall expeditiously assess the cordoned -off area and determine whether it is significant based on criteria outlined in section n. i) If the identified area is determined to be significant, an historical/archaeological survey and assessment shall be prepared by a certified archaeologist for the entire project if one has not been completed as required by this division. The certified archaeologist's recommendations derived from his survey and assessment shall be considered for incorporation into the applicable local development order. If an historical/archaeological survey and assessment has been prepared in accordance with section m and section n, the recommendations shall be modified and incorporated into the local development order to reflect the additional site(s). ii) If the identified area is determined not to be significant, a preliminary survey of the entire project shall be conducted by a certified archaeologist. Any sites determined to be significant during the preliminary survey shall be subject to requirements in section E. Construction activity within the cordoned -off area may continue after all necessary artifacts and indicators have been recorded and upon authorization by a certified archaeologist. f) The certified archaeologist shall prepare a report outlining the results of his assessment and provide a copy to the County Manager or designee. The County Manager or designee shall provide a copy of the report to the preservation board members. g) Land areas in close proximity to the discovery site deemed to have historical/archaeological significance based on the criteria in section N shall be considered by the preservation board for addition to the map of areas of historical/archaeological probability. If you need further information or assistance, please contact me at 239-252-4312 or via email at Timothy.Finn@colliercountyfl.gov. Sincerely, Timothy Finn, AICP Planner III, Zoning Services 2 Packet Pg. 303 24.A.h VISIT TO HISTORIC SITES/MUSEUMS https://colliermuseums.com/ Collier County Museum At the Government Center 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112 1 239-252-8476 Tues-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM Collier County Museum at The Government Center Website Description: Nestled on five acres of native Florida landscaping, the Collier Museum at Government Center offers exhibits and galleries that capture the full panorama of local history. Stalk prehistoric mastodons with Florida's first big -game hunters, or travel even further back in time, when colossal sharks cruised the warm tropical seas that once covered Southwest Florida. See ancient tools and ceremonial masks and dig up the facts about the Calusa Indian civilization that flourished here. Trace America's little-known wars in South Florida, the heroic journey of the Seminole people, and the origins behind traditional crafts like patchwork, once laboriously stitched together on hand -cranked sewing machines. Exhibits also explore the daily lives — and utter isolation — of early settlers and their families as they arrived on this watery frontier a hundred years ago and the vision of a self-made multi -millionaire who dreamed of taming a wilderness swampland the size of Delaware. Along the way, meet the hardy and colorful folk — the cattlemen, clam diggers, trail blazers, plume hunters, hermits, loggers, railroaders, rum runners, Crackers and Indian traders — who wrote the pioneer history of Collier County. Pack a picnic and linger a while in the museum's shady backyard. Then do a little exploring on your own around our native gardens, The Deuce steam engine, historic Kokomis boat, rugged swamp buggy, restored Naples cottages, reconstructed Seminole War Fort, World War 11 Sherman tank, and more. a CU c a� *More information about The Collier County Museum at the Government Center can be found it a Visitor Guide and Museum map on the followed pages. N 0 N d C 7 7 m a Q x Packet Pg. 304 24.A.h Q COUNTY / MUSEUMS I IMES • EVERGIADES • RWOKAIEE NAPIES DEPOT • MARf01SIAND VISITOR GUIDE 3331 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112 Hours of Operation: 9:ooam-4:oopm Monday -Saturday www.colliermuseums.com WELCOME TO THE COLLIER MUSEUM AT GOVERNMENT CENTER! Established in 1977, the Collier Museum at Government Center preserves and interprets the history, archaeology and development of Florida's "last frontier". Today, the original facility has grown to a five - acre historical park offering a full range of educational exhibits, family activities and cultural programs. LOGGING LOCOMOTIVE: Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works around igio, Steam Engine Number 2, the "Deuce", is a favorite attraction and an important reminder of the County's cypress logging industry. GEORGE G. HUNTOON GALLERY: The restored 194os-era Naples home permanently displays the extensive marine and wildlife taxidermy collection of Dr. Earl L. Baum. SWAMIS BUGGY: This early example was built in the 1920's to haul cypress fence posts out of low-lying swamps and grasslands. CRAIGHEAD LABORATORY: The restored field laboratory of noted Everglades' scientist and scholar, Dr. Frank C. Craighead, Sr., is staffed and operated by volunteers from the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society. The working lab offers weekly demonstrations on artifact collection, identification and conservation. Open Tuesday mornings. Phone: 239-252-8517 NATIVE FLORIDA GARDEN: This living memorial to Dr. Frank C. Craighead, Sr. features a teaching garden of tree and plant communities native to the South Florida environment. KOKOMIS: Historic Keewaydin Boat. The 27400t wooden boat has an 18-person capacity. It was constructed of yellow pine, Florida mahogany and native cypress wood in 1934 by Walter Surrency to provide transportation for guests and supplies to Keewaydin. The design was based on the glass bottom boats from the Silver Springs tourist attraction. The shallow draft was considered ideal ferrying passengers across the Gordon Pass and into Keewaydin Cove. a Packet Pg. 305 24.A.h NAPLES COTTAGE: Rescued from demolition in 19go, this 192,6 cottage is uniquely modern for it, period with indoor plumbing, indoor kitchen, electricity and screened -in porch. Photographs of earl, Naples and its first "snowbirds" illustrate the development of the once quiet town. SHERMAN TANK: The Museum's World War II tank is a fully restored model M4A3E8 also known a: the "Easy Eight" or "Super Sherman." This particular tank was built by American Steel Foundries ii Granite City, IL, and was the first model to be fitted with wider, center -guided tracks, a completely nevi turret, and an improved horizontal volute spring. suspension (HVSS). Its high velocity 76mm cannot could penetrate up to four inches of steel armor at a distance of i,000 feet. SUGAR CANE PRESS: The animal powered cane grinder squeezed the juice from raw cane. The juic( was boiled down to produce sugar, molasses or sugar loaf. An ideal crop for the Florida frontier, suga: cane grew well, could be harvested for several years from the original plantings, shipped easily and dic not spoil. SEMINOLE VILLAGE: Traditional log cabins and walled lodges were abandoned by the Seminole it south Florida in favor of small, cypress pole huts or chickees with palm -thatched roofs and open side: to let cooling breezes through. A raised floor or platform helped keep the family dry from high water. I separate chickee with an open-ended roof was used for cooling. SEMINOLE WAR FORT: Our replica Seminole War fort is built in the most common style. Thes( rough outposts were hastily constructed to provide protection to soldiers and supplies. SUMMER KITCHEN & SUGAR CANE BOILER: Boiling raw sugarcane juice into cane syrup was a hot all -day task, but some pioneer families still continue the tradition. The juice is stirred over a low fir( until it thickens into syrup. As the syrup boils, the froth is slammed from the surface while sediment,, drop to the bottom of the kettle. About ten gallons of cane juice is needed to produce one gallon o: syrup. Cane syrup was an important ingredient in the pioneer diet and a favorite topping on homemad( biscuits. A QUICK HISTORY OF COLLIER COUNTY PREHISTORIC LAND AND SEA Southwest Florida was shaped and reshaped by centuries of flooding during the Ice Ages. Each time the polar ice sheets reformed and lowered the surrounding sea level, another layer of sand and shell was deposited, creating the limestone and sandy'sediment that underlie much of Collier County today. The southern tip of Florida was last submerged about a5,000 years ago. THE AMERICAN SERENGETI Rich fossil finds show that this region was once home to camels, mastodons, mammoths and wild horses. The animal population reached its peals during the Pleistocene Period about io,000 years ago, when the number and variety of animals here approached that of the big game region of the African Serengeti. Gradual changes in climate and vegetation contributed to their extinction. a Packet Pg. 306 24.A.h SOUTH FLORIDWS FIRST PEOPLE . The first humans reached Southwest Florida at least io,000 years ago, when the climate was colder and drier. Living in small, widely scattered bands, these first Floridians or Paleoindians, survived by hunting and fishing and by gathering wild plant foods. The earliest archaeological evidence of man in Collier County was discovered in 198o at. the Bay West Site, northeast of Naples. THE CALUSA Centuries before Columbus, Florida's lower Gulf Coast was controlled by the powerful Calusa Indians. Once numbering as many as io,000 people, the Calusa were ruled by a single chief, supported by a nobility and strong military force. They dug canals, built huge mounds of shell and earth for their temples and important buildings, and collected tribute from towns and villages reaching all the way across southern Florida to the Atlantic. Highly skilled artisans carved elaborate masks and objects for religious and ceremonial purposes. EUROPEAN ARRIVAL Juan Ponce de Leon discovered and claimed Florida for Spain in 1513 and led the first recorded European exploration of the Gulf coast. He returned to colonize Southwest Florida in 1521, but was mortally wounded by Calusa warriors. Other. Spanish explorers attempted the conquest of Florida over the next forty years. The expeditions failed, but. decades of warfare, enslavement and runaway epidemics of European diseases destroyed the Calusa and their culture. THE SEMINOLES By the early r7oos, small bands of Creels Indians from Georgia and Alabama began making their way into Florida. Eventually, these breakaway groups of Indians joined with escaped black slaves and refugees from other tribes to forge a new identity known as the Seminole. Ongoing disputes and skirmishes with white settlers eventually led to government pressure to move the Seminoles to reservations west of the Mississippi River. THE SEMINOLE WARS Risking death over deportation, vastly outnumbered Seminole war parties fought the U.S. Army to a stalemate in the longest, bloodiest and most expensive Indian war in U.S. history. A chain of forts along the fringes of Collier County was reactivated when a third and final fight with the Seminoles broke out in 1855. The few surviving Seminoles found refuge deep in the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp where they developed a culture uniquely suited to the climate and terrain, of south Florida. LIFE ON THE FLORIDA FRONTIER U Southwest Florida remained virtually uninhabited until after the Civil War when handfuls of farmers and squatters began making their way south in mule wagons, ox carts or sailboats. Early pioneers -fished and hunted aaa� for a living, raised crops of cabbage, peppers, tomatoes and pineapples, dug clams, made charcoal, sold bird a' plumes and trapped otters and alligators for their pelts and hides. Trading posts. started by Ted Smallwood on N Cholcoloskee Island and George Storter at Everglade became important gathering places for the few isolated N settlers and Indians. By the late i88os, Naples and Marco Island were already gaining popularity as winter resorts for wealthy Northerners and sportsmen. m THE TROPICAL RANGE Cattle ranching is one of Collier County's oldest industries. By the early 19oos, ranchers like Bob Roberts, Jehu Whidden and Robert Carson were grazing herds of scrub cattle on the open prairies around Immokcalee. a) Railroads improved the access to market in the 192os and helped raise the County's beef cattle industry to national importance by the end of World War II. a NEW DIRECTIONS Packet Pg. 307 Collier County's creation in i92,3 and its early economic growth were closely tied to Memphis -born milli24.A.h Barron Gift Collier. With his fortune from.streetcar advertising, Collier introduced paved roads, electric power, telegraphs and countless new businesses, and homeowners to Florida's last frontier. The completion of the Tamiami Trail in 19a8 also unlocked the region's enormous agricultural and resort potential. Florida's first commercial oil well was brought in at Sunniland in 1943, and Collier County's cypress logging industry flourishes at Copeland well into the 1950s. o; ONLY YESTERDAY World War II introduced hundreds of servicemen to Naples and Collier County when the U.S. Army Air Field (now Naples Airport) was activated in i943 to train combat pilots. At one point, several hundred men and 75 aircraft were assigned to the Naples base. Many veterans returned after the war as prospective homebuyers and businessmen. A direct hit by Hurricane Donna in z96o, actually stimulated Naples' growth with an infusion of insurance money and loans. MODERN COLLIER COUNTY In the short span of thirty years, the number of County residents swelled from 6,488 in 1950 to a phenomenal 85,000 in i98o, and 357,000 as of 2ox5. The County seat was transferred from Everglades City to East Naples in 1962, and signaled a new era of sustained growth in agriculture, tourism, and real estate that have made Collier County one of the fastest developing areas in the nation. Packet Pg. 308 24.A.h Q Packet Pg. 3 9771 24.A.h VISIT TO HISTORIC SITES/MUSEUMS CONTINUED Other Collier County museums: IMMOKALEE PIONEER MUSEUM AT ROBERTS RANCH 1215 Roberts Avenue West, Immokalee, FL 34142 1 239-252-2611 Tues-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM Immokalee, Collier County's largest inland community, has long been linked with sprawling cattle ranches and a thriving agricultural economy. First occupied by the Calusa Indians and later by the Seminole, the area has seen a colorful mix of hunters, trappers, cowmen, missionaries and Indian traders since it was first settled in 1872. Early pioneers renamed the town `Immokalee" in 1897 after a Seminole word meaning "my home" or "his home." Originally home to cattleman Robert Roberts and his family, this 13-acre historic site and museum (the longest running ranch in South Florida) provides visitors with a rare opportunity to experience daily working life on a Southwest Florida pioneer homestead and citrus grove from the early 1900s. Exhibits, programs, and fifteen carefully preserved original buildings and features tell the story of the cow hunters, ranchers and pioneer -spirited families who struggled to tame this vast wilderness prairie on the edge of the Big Cypress Swamp. The Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch is listed on the National 1 U Register of Historic Places and is located in downtown Immokalee, a scenic 44-mile a drive east of Naples. a M N O N d C 3 7 m a a x Packet Pg. O 24.A.h Roberts Ranch Immokalee Pioneer Museum 1. Visitor Center Centro de Visitantes 2. Horse Barn Establo de Caballos 3. Hide House Casa de piel de Vaca 4. Summer Kitchen Cosina de Verano S. Farm Equipment Herramientas de Granja 6. Cane Boiler Caldera de Cana de Azucar 7. Cane Mill Molino de cana 8. Bunkhouse Casa de Literas 9. Horse Ramp Rampa para Caballos 10. Roberts Home Casa de Roberts 11. Maid's House Casa del Ayudante 12.Outhouse Bano de afuera 13. Chicken Coop Gallinero 14. Smokehouse Fumador 1S. Washhouse Lavadero 16. Garage Garaje 17. Tractor Shed Cobertizo de Tractores Welcome to the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch! Because they found the nutrient dense land a perfect environment for agriculture and livestock, hunters, cowmen, ranchers, missionaries and Indian traders began settling here in 1872. This area was known as Gopher Ridge, but the name later changed to Immokalee in 1897, meaning "My Home" in Seminole. Roberts Ranch was originally the home of Robert Roberts and his family that was donated to Collier County for educational purposes in 1996. This 13-acre historic site offers permanent and rotating exhibits and 17 well-preserved buildings. This map indicates the order that is recommended to walk about the acreage, but you're free to explore the property as best suits you. If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask! Packet Pg. 311 24.A.h NAPLES DEPOT MUSEUM 1051 Fifth Avenue South, Naples, FL 34102 1 239-252-8419 Temporarily Closed (at time of date: 4-12-2023) Long hidden on the fringe of Florida's Gulf Coast and overlooked by developers until well into the 1880s, Naples' catalyst for settlement finally arrived forty years later when two rival railroads rolled into town within ten days of each other. Set in Naples' restored Seaboard Air Line Railway passenger station, the Naples Depot Museum welcomes visitors back to the railroading boom days of the Roaring Twenties and explains how generations of Southwest Floridians used technology and transportation to conquer a vast and seemingly impenetrable frontier. Seminole dugout canoes, a mule wagon, antique swamp buggy, restored rail cars and exciting interactive exhibits tell the story of how trade and travel transformed Naples from a napping village of 300 souls into today's glittering Gulf Coast resort The Naples Depot Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is conveniently located in downtown Naples. Also located on site is the Naples Train Museum. This privately operated museum features an interactive model layout and train ride for children. For more information, visit the Naples Depot Museum's website: https://napiestrainmuseum.org/ Packet Pg. 312 24.A.h MUSEUM OF THE EVERGLADES 105 West Broadway Avenue, Everglades City, FL 34139 1 239-252-5026 Tues-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM Take a leisurely drive across the "River of Grass" and spend a lazy afternoon exploring the rich history of nearby Everglades City. Once accessible only by boat, this remote frontier trading town took an ambitious new turn in 1923 as the base of operations for county founder Barron Gift Collier's construction of the Tamiami Trail (present-day US Highway 41) — a road across the Everglades. First opened in 1927 as a commercial laundry, the building that now houses Museum of the Everglades is one of several historic structures still standing as a testament to the town's time as a once -bustling center of business and the region's first County seat. The museum's permanent and rotating exhibits provide visitors with an in-depth look at over 2, 000 years of human history in the area and tell the stories of those adventurous enough — and tenacious enough — to settle "Florida's Last Frontier". Faithfully restored to its original, 1920s Collier -era appearance, the museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located 35 miles east of downtown Naples and less than 100 miles from Miami. MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM 180 South Heathwood Drive, Marco Island, FL 34145 1 239-252-1440 Tues-Sat 9 AM - 4 PM Long famous for its Key Marco Cat — one of the most remarkable and influential discoveries in North American archaeology — the Marco Island Historical Museum explores Southwest Florida's Calusa Indians and brings this vanished civilization to life with informative displays and an exciting recreated a village scene. Permanent and traveling exhibits trace the settlement of this subtropical island paradise from its early M pioneer roots as a fishing village, pineapple plantation and clam cannery, through its explosive N growth and development in the 1960s by the Miami -based Deltona Corporation. 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"1 M P. �i a) 24.A.h HISTORIC SITE LOCATIONS Ochopee Post Office 38000 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, FL 34141 1 (239) 695-2099 The Atlantic Coastline Depot 102 Collier Ave, Ochopee, Florida 34141 Naples Historical Society's Historic Palm Cottage 137 12th Ave South, Naples, FL 34102 1 (239) 261-8164 Smallwood's Store 360 Mamie Rd, Chokoloskee, FL 34138 1 (239) 695-0016 The Olde Marco Inn 100 Palm Street, Marco Island 1 (239) 394-3131 JT's Island Store in Chokoloskee (J T's Island Grill And Gallery) 238 Mamie St, Chokoloskee, FI 34138 1 (239) 695-3633 Nehring GardensDr. Nehrling - Nehrling Gardens AKA: Caribbean Gardens/Naples Zoo 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Naples, FL 34102 1 (239) 262-5409 Packet Pg. 6 24.A. i M N O N 0 N 3 7 a m IL a L m 0 m 0 CD d L V 0) 0 d L ci L a i U �L 0 U) a Packet Pg. 332