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Arcadia is a city and county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States. Arcadia's Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Its population was 7,420 as of the 2020 census, down from 7,637 at the 2010 census.
DeSoto County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,976. [1] Its county seat is Arcadia. [2] DeSoto County comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.
The Arcadia Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Arcadia, Florida. It is bounded by Lee and Mills Avenues, Imogene, Cypress, Pine, and Magnolia Streets, encompasses approximately 3,400 acres (14 km 2), and contains 293 historic buildings. On May 10, 1984, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The DeSoto County Courthouse is an historic redbrick courthouse building located at 115 East Oak Street in Arcadia, Florida.Designed by architects Bonfoey & Elliott of Tampa in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1912-1913 by the Read-Parker Construction Company to serve as DeSoto County's third courthouse and the second one built in Arcadia.
The Florida Chamber of Commerce is an organization devoted to the advocacy of private businesses in the state of Florida. This Chamber originated in 1912, and included its first continuing group in 1916, the Florida Tick Eradication Committee. [1] As the group expanded and accepted new responsibilities, it became the Florida Development Board ...
This category includes articles on organizations based in the U.S. state of Florida. Organizations include, among others, voluntary associations and 501(c) non-profit organizations; companies and for-profit organizations, religious organizations, and so on, are also appropriate.
Smith gained early notoriety representing Florida's phosphate industry, and in 1964 was named president of the Florida Bar. In 1965, Smith was appointed chairman of the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission, and was named Distinguished Floridian of the Year by the Florida Chamber of Commerce for his efforts to revise the Florida ...
Historic marker for the defunct town of Pierce, Florida, a town the railroad once served near Mulberry. In 2023, the track between Mulberry and Arcadia was the only active track remaining of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway.