Chokoloskee’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Chokoloskee. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Chokoloskee Island was inhabited by the indigenous Calusa and their ancestors for more than 1,500 years before European explorers reached the area. By the time Spain transferred Florida to Great Britain in 1763, the area was uninhabited. During the first three-quarters of the 19th century, Chokoloskee Island may have been occasionally visited by Seminoles, white hunters, "Spanish Indian" fishermen from Cuba and various "refugees from justice".
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Chokoloskee’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chokoloskee’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSeminole chickee on Chokoloskee I…, 1916: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Chokoloskee
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Chokoloskee, decade by decade
1950s
1990s
CommonsBrown pelicans2015
CommonsChokoloskee, FL 34138, USA2014
CommonsChokoloskee, FL 34138, USA - panoramio (4)2014
CommonsChokoloskee, FL 34138, USA - panoramio (3)2014
CommonsChokoloskee, FL 34138, USA - panoramio (2)2014
CommonsChokoloskee, FL 34138, USA - panoramio (1)2014
CommonsChokoloskee FL south022010
CommonsChokoloskee FL south012010
CommonsFLMap-doton-Chokoloskee20041 historic place in Chokoloskee
1 place in Chokoloskee is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Seminole chickee on Chokoloskee Island, Florida (1916) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (11) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.