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Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota", followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to Queen Charlotte.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office was formed in 1921, when Florida Governor Cary A. Hardee appointed school teacher James H. Lipscomb as sheriff for the county; 16 men have served as Sheriff of Charlotte County to date. [8] In its early days, much of its focus was on enforcing laws restricting the sale and use of alcohol under prohibition. [9]
Transportation in Charlotte County, Florida (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Charlotte County, Florida" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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Charlotte Harbor is located at (26.963897, -82.062267) [6] on the north bank of the Peace River, the main tidal inlet to the Charlotte Harbor estuary, itself an arm of the Gulf of Mexico U.S. Route 41 , the Tamiami Trail , crosses the Peace River between Charlotte Harbor and Punta Gorda via the Barron Collier Bridge (northbound) and the ...