Bertha Palmer, known as Mrs. Potter Palmer, came to Sarasota in 1910, and resided on Little Sarasota Bay for her winter home. She improved agricultural methods to the land, added lavish gardens, and buildings which the land is now the Historic Spanish Point garden and historic site. While the house The Oaks is gone, outbuildings and landscape remain, including remnants of designs by Achilles Duchene, after whom the Duchene Garden is named.[4] Other former Palmer family holdings now open to the public include the Myakka River State Park and an expansion of Oscar Scherer State Park. After her death, Bertha Palmer gave the land to her sons Potter Jr. and Honore, who continued developing the property as a ranch.
Hugh Culverhouse, founder of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, bought 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of the remaining land in 1972.[2] Palmer Ranch was established in December 1984 as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) under Section 380.06 of the Florida Statutes.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Master Development Order - Resolution No. 84-418" (PDF). Sarasota County Government. December 18, 1984. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^ ab"QuickFacts for Palmer Ranch CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^Russell, John J.; Spencer, Thomas S. (2005). Gardens Across America, East of the Mississippi: The American Horticultural Society's Guide to American Public Gardens and Arboreta. Taylor Trade Publishing. pp. 60–61. ISBN9781461733669 – via Google Books.
External linksedit
Bertha Palmer in Sarasota History
NYTimes Myakka Park travel story
Timeline of Myakka River from Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 01, 1970
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