manatee village historical park

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  FilRon

  This wonderful free historical park was a great surprise. We attended a great lecture and then spent several hours exploring the buildings and exhibits.

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  carlym2013

  This was a place that we were wanting to visit for quite some time and kept putting it off. We live so close by and just didn't get there. We were quite surprised and don't know why we didn't go any sooner. It was a place with many little building that show the history of the area. The day we visited, they were preparing for a wedding to be held at the little church. There is a one room school house, a court house, an old home, a barn, and even a general store with many old items that were fun to guess what they were used for. The place is free to visit although donations are accepted. There was a couple on site to answer questions.

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  Leeannev52

  This is a national historic site with buildings from the early pioneer days in Florida. The Wiggins store, one of the original stores in the area built in 1903, the First Court House built in 1806 and many more. For animal lovers, two cats live in the museum or it's grounds. We have been twice & found something new each time. This time the Manitee Burying ground where a high ranking Union officer is buried alongside Confederate soldiers

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  charimia

  A free place to go learn about the history of our area. Great older buildings. Just be careful walking on the brick sidewalk- I can't imagine how people always walked on them, especially when wet. Better than mud I guess. :-) Stop by on a nice day; you won't regret it.

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  Georgia1524

  This Park has several buildings to walk through and see what life was like a long time ago. Re-enactors explain their crafts well and show you how to make items

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  seniorcruiser

  Manatee Historical Village is a small collection of buildings representing Old Florida. There is even an old locomotive to climb on as well as a children's play area. Just the right size for a small dose of history. Even the family pooch is welcome. Suggest using the GPS as it is a bit tricky to get to.

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  CJSheppard

  Ever wonder how Floridians lived before electricity brought us air conditioning? Check out the ingenious "Cracker Gothic" home at this small historical park. You'll also see a one-room schoolhouse, a courthouse and a church from a century ago.

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  574patk

  Enjoyed all the historical buildings and our informative volunteer who gave us a detailed description regarding the history of the Park. Beautiful setting and great place to take the kids..

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  Kelandry

  free local history with buildings to explore. Docent led tours if you call ahead. scavanger hunt for the littles

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  barbarabR8916ZU

  Great place to cist and learn about yesteryear. Great volunteers. I would not visit in the summer since it all most all outside it can very hot.