Naples

by Naples Historical Society and Lynne Howard Frazer

Book Overview

Celebrate the story of one of southwest Florida's most renowned beach resorts.

Founded as a place where invalids can escape the chilling blasts of winter, the distant paradise known as Naples was accessible only by boat during its tenuous beginning in 1885. By 1890, the new town boasted a pier, the Naples Hotel-and little else. With train service arriving in Naples in 1927 and the opening of the Tamiami Trail a year later, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738517151
• ISBN13: 9780738517155
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"