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The positions of the stars helped guide Polynesian voyages. Stars, as opposed to planets, hold fixed celestial positions year-round, changing only their rising time with the seasons. Each star has a specific declination, and can give a bearing for navigation as it rises or sets. Polynesian voyagers would set a heading by a star near the horizon ...
Collier County's main administration building, left, and the back end of the county courthouse, right. Collier County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida.As of the 2020 census, its population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census. [1]
Transportation buildings and structures in Collier County, Florida (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Collier County, Florida" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Miami-Dade County was the first in Florida to certify hurricane-resistant standards for structures which the Florida Building Code subsequently enacted across all requirements for hurricane-resistant buildings. Many other states reference the requirements set in the Florida Building codes, or have developed their own requirements for hurricanes ...
Companies based in Collier County, Florida (1 C, 2 P) E. Education in Collier County, Florida (3 C, 11 P) Everglades National Park (1 C, 21 P) G.
The first real estate bubble in Florida was primarily caused by the economic prosperity of the 1920s coupled with a lack of knowledge about storm frequency and the poor building standards. This pioneering era of Florida land speculation lasted from 1924 to 1926 and attracted investors from all over the nation. [ 1 ]
Throughout the Great Depression the city relied on tourism as one of its primary economic drivers. Sarasota would start to recover starting in 1935 mirroring a pattern seen in other resort cities in Florida like St. Petersburg. During 1936 the city would see the most building permits given since 1927. [50]
In 1962, the county seat was moved to East Naples and a new courthouse complex was built there. The building later served as the Everglades City Hall. [2] [3] In 1989, the Old Collier County Courthouse was listed in "A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture," published by the University Press of Florida. [3]