Ted Smallwood Store

Ted Smallwood Store
Location Chokoloskee, Florida
Coordinates 25°48′46″N 81°21′45″W / 25.81278°N 81.36250°W / 25.81278; -81.36250Coordinates: 25°48′46″N 81°21′45″W / 25.81278°N 81.36250°W / 25.81278; -81.36250
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference # 74000612[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 1974

The Ted Smallwood Store (also known as the Smallwood's Trading Post or the Ole Indian Trading Post and Museum) is a historic store in Chokoloskee, Florida. It is located at SR 29 in Everglades National Park. On July 24, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The store has been preserved as a museum with many original goods and fixtures.

It is at risk from property developers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Alvarez, Lizette (5 July 2014). "A century-old landmark of the Everglades confronts the possible end of the road". The New York Times.

Further reading

  • Dieterich, Emily (1990). "On Chokoloskee Island" (PDF). South Florida History Magazine (4). pp. 10–3 – via HistoryMiami.
  • Lambert, Marjie (6 November 2015). "Florida discoveries: History was made at this store in Chokoloskee". Miami Herald.


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