Sarasota City, Sarasota County, Florida (FL) 34236

Sarasota City

Sarasota County, Florida

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Sarasota City Hall is located at 1565 1st Street, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Phone: 941‑365‑2200.


Corrigan House

Beginnings [1]

The once numerous Native American groups of Florida, including the Safety Harbor Culture groups in Sarasota, had been decimated by diseases like smallpox and yellow fever brought from Europe. By the early 1760s native groups of Florida were reduced to almost nothing. Handfuls of individuals were taken to Cuba when the Spanish population withdrew from Florida in 1763. While their groups disintegrated, others migrated into the state such as the Creeks. The Seminoles were originally part of the Creek Indian groups from Georgia and Alabama and historically a late arrival to Florida. Many members of their culture live primarily in South Florida today. Historians believe that the name "Seminole" came from the Spanish word cimarrone, used by early Spaniards to refer to Indians living apart from mission settlements. By the early 1800s, Seminoles had traveled as far south as Tampa and Sarasota. Between 1812 and 1820 pressure from settlers in Alabama and Georgia forced many Creeks to move into Florida.

Neighborhoods

  • Hidden River
  • Laurel Park Historic District
  • Adams Estates
  • Admirals Walk
  • Akin Acres
  • Alinari
  • Almeria
  • Aloha Kai Apartments
  • Alta Mer
  • Alta Vista Heights
  • Amaryllis Park
  • Amberlea
  • Amnesty
  • Anchorage
  • Angus Acres
  • Aqualane Estates
  • Arbor Lakes
  • Arbor Oaks
  • Arbor Thicket
  • Arbor Trace
  • Arboreal
  • Arborfield
  • Arielle On Palmer Ranch
  • Armstrong Acres
  • Armstrong Acres Resub
  • Ashley
  • Ashley Lakes
  • Ashley Oaks
  • Ashton Glen
  • Ashton Lakes
  • Ashton Manor
  • Ashton Park
  • Ashwood
  • Ashworth Park
  • Atwater
  • Audubon Place
  • Avenida De Cortez
  • Avion
  • Avista Of Palm-Aire Condos
  • Avon Heights
  • Avondale
  • Avondale Heights
  • Badger Heights
  • Bahama Heights
  • Bahia Vista Heights
  • Bahia Vista Highlands
  • Baileys
  • Ballantrae
  • Ballantrae
  • Ballentine Manor Estates
  • Bannock
  • Banyan Club
  • Barrington Woods
  • Barton Farms
  • Bay Acres
  • Bay Haven
  • Bay Island
  • Bay Island Shores
  • Bay Oaks
  • Bay Point Apartments
  • Bay Point Park
  • Bay Tree
  • Bay View Acres
  • Bay View Heights
  • Bayou House Apartments
  • Bayou Louise
  • Bays Bluff Apartments
  • Bayview
  • Bayview Acres
  • Bayview Heights
  • Bayview Homes
  • Baywinds Estates
  • Baywood Colony
  • Baywood Colony Garden Apartments
  • Beach Residences
  • Beach Villas at The Oasis
  • Beach Walk
  • Beachaven
  • Beachway
  • Beachway Apartments
  • Bearded Oaks
  • Beau Ciel
  • Beau Ciel Condo
  • Bee Ridge Estates
  • Bee Ridge Farms
  • Beechwood
  • Beechwood Estates
  • Beekman Estates
  • Beekman Place
  • Bel Air
  • Bel Air Estates
  • Bella Villino
  • Bellevue Terrace
  • Beneva Oaks
  • Beneva Oaks
  • Beneva Pines
  • Beneva Ridge
  • Beneva Square
  • Beneva Village
  • Beneva Woods
  • Bent Tree
  • Bent Tree Village
  • Bermuda On Osprey
  • Bermuda Park
  • Bern Creek Ranches
  • Beverly Terrace
  • Bird Key
  • Biscayne Gardens
  • Bispham-Wilson Historic District
  • Bliss Estates
  • Blossom Brook
  • Blue Ridge
  • Blueleaf
  • Boatyard
  • Bobcat Trail
  • Boca Siesta
  • Booker Park
  • Booth Preserve
  • Botanica On Palmer Ranch
  • Boulevard Addition
  • Bradford Manor
  • Braeburn
  • Brentwood Estates
  • Briarfield
  • Bristol
  • Broadmoor Pines
  • Broadway Promenade
  • Brookside
  • Brunks Addition
  • Bryants Pond
  • Buccaneer Bay
  • Bungalow Hill
  • Bunker Oaks
  • Burns
  • Burns Court Historic District
  • Burns Court Villas
  • Callaway Glen
  • Callista Village
  • Calumet
  • Canal Villas
  • Caples-Ringling Estates Historic District
  • Captiva Gardens
  • Carlton House
  • Carlyle at The Villages Of Palm Aire
  • Carolina Estates
  • Carrington Place
  • Carver Park
  • Casa Blanca Villas
  • Casa De La Playa
  • Casa Del Sol
  • Casa Di Compagni
  • Casa Mar
  • Casa Museo
  • Casa Siesta
  • Casarina
  • Cascades
  • Castaway Cove
  • Castel Del Mare
  • Catalina
  • Cathedral Oaks Estates
  • Cayman Apartments
  • Cedar Cove Estates
  • Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Hammock
  • Cedar Hollow
  • Cedars Of Siesta Key
  • Center Gate
  • Center Gate Estates
  • Center Gate Woods
  • Central Cocoanut Historic District
  • Central Park
  • Chamberlain
  • Chambery
  • Chandlers Ford
  • Chanteclaire
  • Charleston Park
  • Chartley Court
  • Chartwell Green
  • Chateau Village
  • Chatsworth Greene
  • Chatwick Court
  • Chelmsford Close
  • Cherokee Park
  • Chimney Creek
  • Citrus Square
  • City Hall Square
  • City Place at Pineapple Square
  • Cityscape at Courthouse Centre
  • Citywalk Condos
  • Clark Lakes
  • Clark Meadows
  • Cocoanut Bayou
  • Coffman Manor
  • Colonial Gables
  • Colonial Oaks
  • Colonial Terrace
  • Colony Groves
  • Colony Lake
  • Colony Meadows
  • Constitution
  • Copperfield
  • Coquille
  • Coral Cove
  • Coral Shores
  • Cordova Gardens
  • Cornerstone Acres
  • Coronas Park
  • Coronas Park
  • Correll
  • Corwood
  • Cottages at Blu Vista
  • Cottages Of Callista
  • Country Club East
  • Country Club Estates
  • Country Club Ridge
  • Country Creek
  • Country Manor
  • Country Meadows
  • Country Oaks
  • Country Palms
  • Country Place
  • Country Walk
  • Court House
  • Court Of Palms
  • Courtyard Creek
  • Courtyard Villas
  • Covington Place
  • Cozy Cove
  • Cranberry Fields
  • Cranes Landing
  • Crescent Arms
  • Crescent Lakes
  • Crescent Royale
  • Crescent Siesta Key
  • Crescent Towers
  • Crestline
  • Crestwood Village
  • Crestwood Villas
  • Crooked Creek
  • Crossings
  • Crystal Lakes
  • Crystal Sands
  • Cypress Falls
  • Dav-Mar
  • De Soto Lakes
  • De Soto Oaks
  • Deer Creek
  • Deer Hammock
  • Deer Hollow
  • Deer Run
  • Deerfield
  • Del Sol Village at Longwood Run
  • Denham Acres
  • Derby Bay
  • Derby Bay South
  • Derringers
  • Desoto Acres
  • Desoto Lakes
  • Desoto Lakes Country Club
  • Desoto Park
  • Desoto Pines
  • Desoto Terrace
  • Desoto Woods
  • Dixie Heights
  • Dolphin Bay
  • Dolphin Tower
  • Dolphin Tower
  • Duck Key
  • Eagle Chase
  • Eagle Creek at Palm Aire
  • Eagle Creek Villas
  • Eagles Point
  • East Englewood
  • Eastlake
  • Eastwood Oaks
  • Ebbtide
  • Edgemont
  • Edgewater
  • El Presidente
  • Embassy House
  • Embassy Villas
  • Emerald Gardens
  • Emerald Harbor
  • Enclave at Ashton
  • Encore
  • Espanola
  • Essex House
  • Ethan Allen
  • Euclid
  • Evergreen Park
  • Excelsior Beach
  • Fabian
  • Fairview
  • Fairway
  • Fairway Lakes at Palm Aire
  • Fairway Oaks
  • Fairway Villas
  • Fairway Woods
  • Fairways And Greens
  • Fiddler Bayou
  • Field Club Estates
  • Firethorne Estates
  • Fishermans Cove
  • Fishermans Haven
  • Fishermens Bay
  • Flora Villa
  • Floral Park Homesteads
  • Florence
  • Florence
  • Florence Manor
  • Floriana Highlands
  • Floribanna
  • Florida Pines
  • Ford
  • Forest at Hi Hat Ranch
  • Forest Creek
  • Forest East
  • Forest Hills
  • Forest Lakes
  • Forest Lakes Country Club Estates
  • Forest Lakes South
  • Forest Oaks
  • Forest Pines
  • Founders Club
  • Foxfire
  • Foxfire West
  • Fruitville
  • Gardens at Palm Aire
  • Gardenside
  • Gator Creek
  • Gator Creek Estates
  • Georgetowne
  • Giannini Place
  • Giannini Place
  • Gillespie
  • Gillespie Park
  • Glen Elyn
  • Glen Oaks Country Club Estates
  • Glen Oaks Garden Apartments
  • Glen Oaks Manor
  • Glen Oaks Ridge
  • Glen Ridge
  • Glenallen
  • Glenbrooke
  • Glenbrooke Iii Sub
  • Glenwood Park
  • Golden Acres
  • Golden Bay
  • Golden Gate Point
  • Golden Springs
  • Golf N Pines
  • Golf Pointe at Palm Aire Count
  • Golfview
  • Gordons
  • Graham Heights
  • Granada
  • Granada Park
  • Grand Bay
  • Grand Oaks
  • Grand Siesta
  • Grande Oaks Preserve
  • Grande Paradiso
  • Grande Riviera
  • Green Acres
  • Green Manor Estates
  • Green Tree
  • Greenbriar Homes
  • Greenfield
  • Greenley Place
  • Greers Addition
  • Gremley
  • Greymoss Estates
  • Greystone
  • Grove at Beekman Place
  • Grove Heights
  • Grove Lawn
  • Grove Park
  • Grove Point
  • Groves
  • Gulf And Bay Club
  • Gulf Gate
  • Gulf Gate East
  • Gulf Gate Gardens
  • Gulf Gate Glen
  • Gulf Gate Manor
  • Gulf Gate Woods
  • Gulf Haven
  • Gulf Holiday Condos
  • Gulfmead Estates
  • Gulfmead Estates
  • Gulfstream Towers
  • Haberland
  • Hadfield Greene
  • Halls
  • Hamilton Club
  • Hamlets Grove
  • Hammocks
  • Hampstead Heath
  • Hamptons
  • Hansens
  • Harbor Acres
  • Harbor House
  • Harbor House South
  • Harbor House West
  • Harbor Oaks
  • Harbor Towers
  • Harbor View On Golden Gate Point
  • Harbour Club
  • Harbour Towne
  • Harding Circle Historic District
  • Harmony
  • Harpers Croft
  • Hartland Park
  • Hartsdale
  • Harvest Acres
  • Heather Lakes
  • Heritage Harbour
  • Heritage Oaks
  • Heritage Oaks Golf And Country Club
  • Heritage Oaks Verandas
  • Heron Creek
  • Heronmere
  • Hibiscus Park
  • Hidden Forest
  • Hidden Harbor
  • Hidden Hollow
  • Hidden Lagoon
  • Hidden Lake Village
  • Hidden Lakes
  • Hidden Oaks
  • Hidden Oaks Estates
  • Hidden Oaks North
  • Hidden Oaks North
  • Hidden Woods
  • High Acres
  • Highland Crest
  • Highland Park
  • Highland Pines
  • Highland Ridge
  • Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest Park
  • Holiday Harbor
  • Holiday Harbor Unit
  • Holiday Park
  • Hollows at Palm Aire
  • Hollywood Gardens
  • Homecroft
  • Homewood
  • Hope Acres
  • Horizons West
  • Hornbuckle
  • House Of The Sun
  • Houses Of Indian Beach
  • Hudson Crossing
  • Hudson Harbour
  • Hudson Landings
  • Hudson Oaks
  • Hudson Park
  • Hunt Club
  • Hunters Grove
  • Hunters Run
  • Hunters Walk Hamlets
  • Huntington Pointe
  • Huntingwood
  • Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park Terrace
  • Hymount
  • Idlewild Court
  • Imperial Place
  • Indian Beach
  • Indian Beach Estates
  • Indian Beach Highlands
  • Inlet Apartments
  • Irvington Heights
  • Island House
  • Island Reach
  • Island Reef
  • Islandwalk
  • Isles Of Sarasota
  • Isles On Palmer Ranch
  • Jackson Highlands
  • Jamaica Royale
  • Jefferson Club
  • Jefferson Pines
  • Jockey Club
  • Johnson Estates
  • Kanaya
  • Kenilworth
  • Kenilworth Estates
  • Kennel Club Park
  • Kensington Oaks
  • Kensington Park
  • Kensington Woods
  • Kentwood Estates
  • Kenvil
  • Kew Gardens
  • Key Point Village
  • Key Tower South
  • Kimmick Sub
  • Kingsmere
  • Kingston Arms
  • Klein Terrace
  • L Elegance
  • La Bellasara
  • La Linda Terrace
  • La Siesta
  • Ladyslipper
  • Lagrange
  • Lake Arrowhead
  • Lake Geraldine
  • Lake Ridge
  • Lake Rittwood
  • Lake Sarasota
  • Lake Tippecanoe
  • Lake Vistas
  • Lakeridge Falls
  • Lakes Estates
  • Lakeshore Village
  • Lakeshore Village South
  • Lakeside Club Of Sarasota
  • Lakeside Plantation
  • Lakeside Woods
  • Lakewood
  • Lancaster
  • Lancelot
  • Landings
  • Landings South
  • Landings Treehouse
  • Landmark Estates
  • Lands End
  • Langlais
  • Largo Preserve
  • Las Casas
  • Las Lomas De Sarasota
  • Las Palmas
  • Laurel Lakes
  • Laurel Lakes
  • Laurel Landings
  • Laurel Meadows
  • Laurel Oak
  • Laurel Oak Estates
  • Lawrence Pointe
  • Le Chateau
  • Leisure Lakes
  • Leisure Villas
  • Lenray Heights
  • Lexington
  • Lido Ambassador
  • Lido Beach
  • Lido Dorset
  • Lido Harbor Towers
  • Lido Harbour South
  • Lido Key
  • Lido Regency
  • Lido Royale
  • Lido Shores
  • Lido Surf And Sand
  • Lido Towers
  • Lincoln Park
  • Links at Palm Aire
  • Lockwood Gardens
  • Lockwood Meadows
  • Lockwood Ridge
  • Loma Linda
  • Loma Linda Park
  • Long Meadow
  • Longboat Key
  • Longboat Terrace
  • Longpond at Mote Ranch
  • Longwater Chase
  • Longwood Run
  • Longwood Villas
  • Lords Addition
  • Lorraine Park
  • Los Lagos
  • Lost Forest
  • Lynnhurst
  • Madagascar
  • Madison Park
  • Magellan Park
  • Magnolia Place
  • Magnolia Place
  • Maine Colony Historic District
  • Majestic Bay
  • Majestic Bay
  • Mandarin Park
  • Mangroves
  • Maple Hammock
  • Maple Lakes
  • Maple Ridge
  • Mapleloft
  • Mara Villa
  • Marbella
  • Marblehead
  • Marina Del Sol
  • Marina Tower
  • Marina View
  • Mariners Inlet
  • Marius
  • Mark Twain
  • Mark Twain
  • Marlow Gardens
  • Marlowe Park
  • Marquee En Ville
  • Matoaka Heights
  • McClellan Park
  • McIntosh Lake
  • McIntyre
  • McKunes
  • Meadow Walk
  • Meadowbrook
  • Meadowlake
  • Mediterranea Garden Homes
  • Melody Heights
  • Mentone Court
  • Meridian
  • Meroni Paradise
  • Midnight Cove
  • Midnight Harbor
  • Midnight Sea
  • Mill Creek
  • Mira Lago
  • Mira Mar
  • Misty Creek
  • Misty Oaks
  • Mobile Estates
  • Moller
  • Monterey
  • Monticello
  • Moorings
  • Morning Glory Ridge
  • Morningside
  • Morrill Enclave
  • Morris Enclave
  • Morton Terrace
  • Mote Ranch
  • Mote Ranch
  • Museum Area
  • Myakka Valley Ranches
  • Nacirema
  • Nashs
  • Nathaniel Place
  • Navajo Place
  • Navarra On The Key
  • New Harlem
  • New Hollywood Gardens
  • New Orleans Apartments
  • New Pearce
  • Newburn Village
  • Newman
  • Newtown
  • Newtown Estates
  • Newtown Farms
  • Newtown Heights
  • Newtown Highlands
  • Newtown Park
  • Newtown Terrace
  • Nichols
  • North Audubon Place
  • North County
  • North Isles
  • North Port
  • North Port Palms
  • North Riverside Park
  • North Sarasota
  • North Vamo
  • Nottingham
  • Nutmeg
  • Oak Court
  • Oak Ford
  • Oak Ford Golf Club
  • Oak Ford Golf Club
  • Oak Forest Villas
  • Oak Grove Park
  • Oak Run
  • Oak Shores
  • Oak Vistas
  • Oak Woods
  • Oakford
  • Oakhurst
  • Oakleaf
  • Oakley Green
  • Oaks at Woodland Park
  • Oakwood Gardens
  • Ocean Beach
  • Ocean View
  • Old Miakka
  • Old Oaks
  • One Hundred Central
  • One Watergate
  • Orange Blossom Tower
  • Orange Crest Park
  • Orange Grove Park
  • Orchid Beach Club
  • Orchid Oaks
  • Osprey Avenue
  • Otter Creek Estates
  • Overtown Historic District
  • Oyster Bay
  • Oyster Bay East
  • Oyster Bay Estates
  • Oyster Bay Landings
  • Paddocks Central
  • Paddocks East
  • Paddocks North
  • Paddocks West
  • Palisades at Palmer Ranch
  • Palm Aire
  • Palm Avenue Villas
  • Palm Bay Club
  • Palm Grove
  • Palm Island
  • Palm Isles
  • Palm Lakes
  • Palm Oaks
  • Palm Place
  • Palm-Aire at Desoto Lakes Coun
  • Palmer Club at Prestancia
  • Palmer Farms
  • Palmer Glen
  • Palmer Oaks
  • Palmer Ranch
  • Palmer Square West
  • Palms View
  • Palmyra
  • Panama
  • Panther Ridge
  • Paradise Cove
  • Paradise Shores
  • Parisienne Gardens
  • Park East
  • Park Lane
  • Park Place Villas
  • Park View
  • Parkridge
  • Parkstone
  • Paver Park Estates
  • Peaceful Vista Homes
  • Pelican Cove
  • Pelican Gardens
  • Peppertree
  • Peppertree Bay
  • Peppertree Bay I
  • Peppertree Gulfside
  • Petrecca Terrace
  • Phillipi Gardens
  • Phillippi Cove
  • Phillippi Crest
  • Phillippi Gardens
  • Phillippi Harbor Club
  • Phillippi Lake
  • Phillippi Landings
  • Phillippi Park
  • Phillippi Pines
  • Phoenix
  • Pier 550
  • Pine Gardens
  • Pine Ridge
  • Pine Shores Estates
  • Pine Trace Condos
  • Pine Tree Acres
  • Pine Tree Village
  • Pine Valley Ranches
  • Pine View Terrace
  • Pinebrook Hollow
  • Pinecrest
  • Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst Park
  • Pinehurst Village
  • Pinestone
  • Pinestone at Palmer Ranch
  • Pinewood Village
  • Plaza De Flores
  • Plaza Gardens
  • Pleasant Acres
  • Poinsettia
  • Poinsettia Park
  • Point Crisp
  • Point Of Rocks
  • Point Of Rocks Terrace
  • Pointe On Midnight Pass
  • Polynesian Gardens
  • Pomello Park
  • Poms Park
  • Ponce De Leon Crossings
  • Port Charlotte
  • Porter Gardens
  • Portofino On The Bay
  • Preserve at Heron Lake
  • Preserve at Misty Creek
  • Preserves at Palm Aire
  • Prestancia
  • Price End
  • Prime
  • Princess Gate
  • Proctor Oaks
  • Provincial Gardens
  • Purdons
  • Pursell Acres
  • Quail Hollow
  • Quail Run
  • Quail Tract Estates
  • Racimo Ranches
  • Rainbow Club
  • Ramblewood Acres
  • Ranches at Bern Creek
  • Ravenwood
  • Red Hawk Reserve
  • Red Rock Terrace
  • Regency House
  • Regent Lake
  • Renaissance
  • Residences at University Groves
  • Restful Pines
  • Ridge Park
  • Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood Estates
  • Riegels Landing
  • Rigbys
  • Rigbys La Plaza Historic District
  • Ringling Garden Apartments
  • Rio Vista
  • Riomar
  • Ritz Carlton Beach Residence
  • Ritz Carlton Tower Residences
  • River Club North
  • River Forest
  • Riverbay
  • Rivers Edge
  • Riverside Park
  • Riverside Park North
  • Riverview Estates
  • Riverview Manor
  • Riverwood
  • Riverwood Estates
  • Riverwood Oaks
  • Riverwood Park
  • Riverwood Pines
  • Riviera Club Village at Longwood Run
  • Riviera Of Lido Beach
  • Rivo at Ringling
  • Roberts Point
  • Robin Hood Woods
  • Robin Hood Woods
  • Roland Oaks Estates
  • Rolando
  • Rolling Green Golf Village
  • Rolling Green South
  • Roseland Park
  • Rosemary District
  • Royal Palm
  • Royal Palm Harbor
  • Rustic Oaks
  • Rydbergs
  • Sabal Cove
  • Sabal Palms
  • Sable Trace
  • Saddle Creek
  • Saddle Oak Estates
  • Saint Armands
  • Saint Louis Terrace
  • Salford
  • San Marco
  • San Mateo
  • San Michele
  • San Palermo
  • San Remo Estates
  • San Souci South
  • Sand Dollar
  • Sanderling
  • Sandleheath
  • Sandringham Place
  • Sandy Cove
  • Sandy Cove Iv
  • Sandy Hook
  • Sapphire Heights
  • Sapphire Shores
  • Sara Lakes Estates
  • Sara Sands
  • Sara Sea
  • Sarabande
  • Sarabay Harbour
  • Sarabay Woods
  • Sarapalms
  • Sarasota Bay Club
  • Sarasota Bay Park
  • Sarasota Beach
  • Sarasota Gardens
  • Sarasota Golf Club Colony
  • Sarasota Harbor
  • Sarasota Harbor East
  • Sarasota Harbor West
  • Sarasota Heights
  • Sarasota Highlands
  • Sarasota Homes Inc
  • Sarasota Palms
  • Sarasota Pines
  • Sarasota Plantations
  • Sarasota Polo Club
  • Sarasota Ranch Club
  • Sarasota Springs
  • Sarasota Surf And Racquet
  • Sarasota Venice
  • Savannah at Turtle Rock
  • Savoy On Palm
  • Schindlers
  • Sea Breeze
  • Sea Club
  • Sea Village
  • Sea Winds
  • Seagrove
  • Seaplace
  • Seashell
  • Seaside Villas
  • Secluded Harbour
  • Secluded Oaks
  • Seminole Heights
  • Serenade On Palmer Ranch
  • Serenata
  • Serenoa
  • Serenoa
  • Serenoa Lakes
  • Seville at Center Gate
  • Shadow Lakes
  • Shadow Oaks
  • Shadow Oaks Estates
  • Shady Creek
  • Shady Oaks
  • Shadybrook Village
  • Shawnee Way
  • Sheffield Greene
  • Shells On Siesta Key
  • Shenandoah
  • Sherman-Stuart Sub
  • Sherwood Estates
  • Sherwood Forest
  • Shoreland Woods
  • Sienna
  • Siesta
  • Siesta Bayside
  • Siesta Bayside South
  • Siesta Beach
  • Siesta Beach House
  • Siesta Breakers
  • Siesta Cove
  • Siesta Dunes Beach
  • Siesta Estates
  • Siesta Gardens
  • Siesta Gulf View
  • Siesta Harbor
  • Siesta Heights
  • Siesta Heights Manor
  • Siesta Isles
  • Siesta Key
  • Siesta Manor
  • Siesta Pines
  • Siesta Pointe
  • Siesta Sands
  • Siesta Shores
  • Siesta Sun
  • Siesta Sunrise
  • Siesta Towers
  • Siesta Villas
  • Siesta Woods
  • Siestas Bayside
  • Silver Leaf
  • Silver Oak
  • Singletarys
  • Skyview
  • Sleepy Lagoon
  • Smiths E A Resub
  • Snug Harbor Village
  • Solymar
  • Somerset
  • Somerset Cay
  • Somerset Cove
  • Sonada
  • Sonoma
  • Sorrento South
  • South Cocoanut Bayou
  • South Gate
  • South Gate East
  • South Gate Manor
  • South Gate Ridge
  • South Gate Village Green
  • South Highland
  • South Pointe Shores
  • South Side Park
  • South Venice
  • Southbay
  • Southfield
  • Southgate
  • Southpointe Meadows
  • Southpointe Shores
  • Southridge
  • Spearman
  • Spice Bay
  • Spring Lake
  • Spring Oaks
  • Springlake
  • Springwood Estates
  • St Armand Towers
  • Sterling Lake
  • Sterling Park
  • Stevens
  • Stickney Point Park
  • Stillwater On The Bay
  • Stonebridge
  • Stonehaven
  • Stoneridge
  • Stoneybrook
  • Stoneybrook Golf And Country Club
  • Stoneybrook Terrace
  • Stoneybrook Veranda Greens
  • Stratfield Park
  • Strathmore Riverside
  • Strathmore Villa South
  • Strathmore Village Green
  • Strathmore Villas
  • Strongs Point
  • Summer Cove
  • Summer Lakes
  • Summer Wind
  • Summerside
  • Summerwood
  • Sumter Gardens
  • Sumter Green
  • Sun Haven
  • Sunbeam Acres
  • Sunburst
  • Suniland
  • Sunland Garden Apartments
  • Sunnybrook
  • Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside Park
  • Sunridge
  • Sunrise Cove
  • Sunrise Estates
  • Sunrise Golf Club
  • Sunrise Village
  • Sunset Place
  • Sunset Point
  • Sunset Royale
  • Sunset Towers
  • Sunway
  • Swifton Villas
  • Sylvan Lea
  • Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Woods
  • Sylvan Woods
  • Tahiti Park
  • Tallywood
  • Talon Bay
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Conflict arose between the settlers from Georgia and the Carolinas and the Seminoles, which ultimately resulted in warfare. In 1840, General Armistead, commander of the Army of Florida, established a new headquarters in Sarasota. Fort Armistead was situated on the mainland north of present-day Whitaker Bayou. Fort Armistead was one of the few posts that sent soldiers to Charlotte Harbor to pressure Seminoles into surrender and deported them to reservation areas west of the Mississippi. Although the location appeared good, illnesses such as diphtheria weakened the troops. After seven months the fort was abandoned.

The 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842) resulted in troops moving more Seminoles to Oklahoma. Yet a small group of 200-300 remained in the Everglades using the swamps as a refuge. The 3rd Seminole War, also known as the Billy Bowlegs War, pushed troops south, eventually removing 200 Seminoles to Oklahoma. A small group still remained in the swamps of south Florida, which were nearly impossible for federal troops to reach. The descendants of these groups are the modern day Florida Seminoles.

Before the Civil War, there were few people living in the part of Manatee County that would become Sarasota County in 1921. Ft. Armistead, built in the Indian Beach area during the Second Seminole War, was closed less than one year after it became operational due to a high rate of illness and death. When William Whitaker moved here in the 1840s, his mailing address was "Yellow Bluffs, Sarasota Bay." Not until after the Civil War was there a community named Sara Sota, located between Hudson Bayou and Phillippi Creek and one of a number of early communities formed by a steady immigration of pioneers. Most settlers came by boat to live in coastal communities. Others came overland in ox-drawn wagons to settle in the interior parts of the region.

This was frontier territory. Pioneers grew or caught their food, made their clothes, shopped in Manatee or Tampa, and fought the ever-present mosquito. Another characteristic of frontier life was the absence of a local judiciary. When a vigilante group in Sara Sota believed their first postmaster, Charles Abbe, was plotting to cheat some out of their homestead claim, they murdered him in 1884. The New York Times carried the story of the "Sarasota Assassination Society" on the front page.

Colonists sailed from Glasgow, Scotland in 1885 to settle in a new community of Sarasota. Laid out around Five Points, the new town was advertised by its owners as a sub-tropical paradise. Reality was harsh and most of the colonists left within a few months. John Hamilton Gillespie, sent by the town's owners to protect their investment, facilitated construction of a dock, laying out the streets, and the building of homes and a hotel. Gillespie became the first mayor when the town incorporated in 1902.

  1. Sarasota City Plan, 2008, www.sarasotagov.com, accessed February, 2011.

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