WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ....TIN CITY! Area waterways were the birthplace of Naples, the catalyst for growth in this place we call paradise.
Thousands of years of oyster and clam shell deposits laid a foundation for our first known inhabitants – the Calusa Indians. In the 1500s they were the area’s first shellers and fishermen.
In the late 1860s a few hearty pioneers, Roger Gordon and Joe Wiggins, ventured in by boat before the Civil War and set aside their nomadic ways and built camps to serve the needs of travelers and settlers. Today, two key waterways still bear their names – … (0 comments)
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