Historic Sites and History

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (136+ words) The News-Item The traditional Columbus Day observance has splintered like a broken pallet of cultural perspectives Columbus Day remains in place federally, but the holiday has frayed into a patchwork of competing interpretations of American history The result is a…...

2+ day, 49+ min ago   (479+ words) The following contains excerpts from an April 1, 2012, article in the Naples Daily News entitled "Naples' first mayor remembered as colorful, controversial" by Laura Layden. Naples' first mayor – remembered as a colorful and eccentric man who liked to tell tall tales…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1705+ words) With a Purchase Agreement in Place, the Land Trust Faces a $16 Million Fundraising Push to Secure a Permanent Preserve A cherished and wondrous piece of the Gaviota Coast has held its breath fo r 140 years under the pressure of development....

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (651+ words) One of the most asked questions these days around Collier County is: When will the new Naples pier be open? It's still months away from opening. The target date is sometime in the summer of 2027. This will mark the fourth…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (10+ words) The Columbus Dispatch...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (166+ words) In Naples' Sanità district, residents turned a neglected heritage site into a source of hope and opportunity. Their grassroots efforts are creating jobs and transforming a neighborhood once known for poverty and crime. How Naples' forgotten heritage revived a neighborhood…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (36+ words) Images - Maj. Spingarn Heads to Naples (30 SEP 1943) dvidshub.net Maj. Spingarn Heads to Naples (30 SEP 1943) U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence /search/unit/USAICOE /rss/unit/4940 Maj. Stephen J. Spingarn in Italy...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (793+ words) “Ortona does not forget,” the city’s mayor said last year during a Remembrance Day ceremony after laying a wreath at the Price of Peace monument. But these days it’s not that simple.Supplied Ian Cosh is a Toronto writer and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) 09.24.26: When September Ends, Arts An old Florida adage goes, “The further north you go, the more southern it becomes.” The state’s northwestern region is the Panhandle. The name comes from its image as the “handle” of a peninsula-shaped frying pan. The…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (278+ words) Today we’ll take a walking tour of Naples, which starts at a historic railroad depot and ends at the Gulf, in what is known as Olde Naples. Put on some comfortable shoes and come along. The Naples Depot Museum opened…...