Bradenton Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Bradenton Collection
Alternative Title
Bradenton Collection
Subject
Bradenton (Fla.)
Description
The present-day area of Bradenton, Florida, was explored by Hernando de Soto (ca. 1500-1542) during his 1539 expedition. Bradenton was founded in 1842, named Bradentown, in honor of Dr. Joseph Braden. Bradentown was officially incorporated as a town in 1903 and then as a the City of Bradenton in 1943, when the Florida legislature merged the City of Manatee with Bradentown.
Contributor
Van Horn, Bob
Is Part Of
Manatee County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Bradenton, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Collection Items
World's Largest Trailer Park Postcard
A postcard depicting the Bradenton Trailer Park, which was the largest trailer park in the world at the time that this postcard was published in the 1950s. The trailer park was built on Tamiami Trail just south of Bradenton's business section, by the…
Collection Tree
- Manatee County Collection
- Bradenton Collection