Museum of the Islands

Preserving the past for the future on Pine Island, Florida

Matlacha 20s/30s/40s

In this section we will cover Matlacha during the roaring 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.  Except the only roaring may have been from the wildlife as things were pretty quiet here during that time.

Sections
1945 Matlacha (Pine Island Bridge) Census
Squatters Shacks in Matlacha
Matlacha Historic District Petition & Resolution Documents
Matlacha Bridge-“Fishingest Bridge in the World”
Piner’s Seafood Company
The Matlacha Bridge That Never Was

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