Palma Sola, Florida
Unincorporated community
Palma Sola is located in Florida
Palma Sola
Palma Sola
Palma Sola is located in the United States
Palma Sola
Palma Sola
Coordinates: 27°30′44″N 82°37′55″W / 27.51222°N 82.63194°W / 27.51222; -82.63194
Country United States
State Florida
CountyManatee
Settled1868
Platted1880
Named forA lone palm tree

Palma Sola is an unincorporated area of Manatee County, Florida, United States.[1] The botanical garden in Bradenton, Florida is known as the Palma Sola Botanical Garden.

History

In 1868 a firearms manufacturer named James Warner along with his family moved from Springfield, Massachusetts to Manatee County. He made his home along the Manatee River but ended up dying a year after moving. His son Warburton S. Warner would end up creating a town called Palma Sola in 1884 on part of the family's homestead. It got its name from a "single tall date palm that dominated the skyline on Snead Island" located directly across the river from McNeill Point where the center of town was located at.[2]

A sawmill would be built in 1884[3] at what was the center of town at McNeill Point.[2] When the sawmill burned down, the town started to decline.[3] The town was also known for the Palma Sola Hotel and general store which was known as the biggest general store between Cedar Key and Key West.[3]

Demographics

As of the first census for the town in 1880 it had a population of 962.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Palma Sola, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Bearing Coconut Tree, Palma Sola" (TIFF). Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection (Postcard). 1904–1918. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Grimes, David (November 23, 1979). "The Legends Behind Manatee Names". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. pp. 3B. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Favorite, Merab (March 14, 2021). "Sunday Favorites: Dr. Jennie Trout". The Bradenton Times. Retrieved September 28, 2021.



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