Carnestown, Florida
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Carnestown is an uninhabited
State Road 29. The area is named for Juliet Gordon Carnes, whom Barron Collier
, the county's namesake, married in 1907.
Before the 1920s, Carnestown was the endpoint of the Tamiami Trail from Southwest Florida; those wishing to continue to Everglades City or Miami had to abandon their vehicles and travel on foot.[2] During the 1920s, Carnestown served as a major workcamp for the connection of the trail.[3] After construction was completed, Carnestown was demolished between 1928 and 1929.[4]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- Newspapers.com.
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