Palma Sola, Florida

27°30′44″N 82°37′55″W / 27.51222°N 82.63194°W / 27.51222; -82.63194Country United StatesState FloridaCountyManateeSettled1868Platted1880Named 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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

• Jennie Kidd Trout, first licensed female doctor in Canada.^[4]

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