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Whidden's Marina is a historic marina in Boca Grande, Florida. It is located at 190 1st Street East. On December 28, 2000, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This property is part of the Lee County Multiple Property Submission, a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register.
South of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island 26°44′29″N 82°15′49″W / 26.741389°N 82.263611°W / 26.741389; -82.263611 ( Boca Grande Lighthouse Boca Grande
Location of Boca Grande, Florida Public beach on Gulf Blvd, looking north. Boca Grande is a small residential community on Gasparilla Island in southwest Florida.Gasparilla Island is a part of both Charlotte and Lee counties, while the actual village of Boca Grande, which is home to many seasonal and some year-round residents, is entirely in the Lee County portion of the island.
Boca Grande Pass, a natural deepwater inlet at the south end of Gasparilla Island, was seen as the perfect place for a deepwater port to simplify the process of shipping phosphate. The Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway was first chartered in 1897 as the Alafia, Manatee, and Gulf Coast Railroad .
The name Gasparilla appears on maps dating to well before the time of the buccaneer; anthropologist Andre-Marcel d'Ans suggests it was named for a Spanish missionary named Gaspar or Gasparillo. [3] In 1905, harbor dredging began, and a Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railroad line was constructed, connecting Boca Grande to the outside world. [1]
Downtown Boca Grande Historic District is a national historic district located at Boca Grande, Florida in Lee County. The district consists of residential and commercial buildings built between 1900 and 1953. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]
Journey's End is a historic site in Boca Grande, Florida. It is located on the beachfront at 18th Street. It is located on the beachfront at 18th Street. On March 14, 1985, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .
Gasparilla Island State Park is a Florida State Park located south of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound.Activities include swimming and fishing along with shelling, picnicking, and viewing the Historic Port Boca Grande Lighthouse.