Description: REAL PHOTO - Chokoloskee, FLORIDA - Smallwood Store Old Indian Trading Post: Chokoloskee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located at the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 359 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chokoloskee was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 1500 years before European explorers first recorded visiting the island. Chokoloskee is located on Chokoloskee Island, which is opposite the mouth of the Turner River near the southeastern end of Chokoloskee Bay. The bay is about 10 miles (16 km) long and 2 miles (3 km) wide, and runs southeast to northwest along the mainland of Collier County. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands. Starting in 1896 Ted Smallwood carried the mail by sailboat between Chokoloskee and Marco Island via Everglades [City]. In 1897 he married and settled down on Chokoloskee Island. He hunted alligators, cut buttonwood (for charcoal), fished, and raised tomatoes. In 1906 he became postmaster for Chokoloskee and opened a general store which housed the post office. He remained postmaster until he retired in 1941. His daughter succeeded him as postmaster. Ted Smallwood died in 1951, but his daughters kept the store open until 1982. Ted Smallwood's store was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. His granddaughter has opened the store as a museum. This Real Photo postcard is a good condition. L.L. Cool Co. Milwaukee.
Price: 9.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-17T02:00:07.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Ted Smallwood
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Chokoloskee
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: L.L. Cool Co.
Subject: Smallwood Store Old Indian Trading Post
Continent: North America
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
Era: Real Photo (1900-Now)
Theme: Architecture, Chokoloskee Bay, Chokoloskee Island, Cities & Towns, Collier County, Cultures & Ethnicities, Famous Places, Floral & Gardens, Flowers & Plants, Landscapes, Photographs, Postmaster, Ten Thousand Islands, Universities
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Features: Panoramic
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
