The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was named after the Myakka River which a local group of people of either Seminole (Muscogee speaking) or Miccosukee (Hitchiti speaking) descent called the "Miarca River." The name Miakka first appeared on maps in 1845.
The U.S. Post Office for Miakka was first registered in 1879 by Augustus M. Wilson.
The Old Miakka United Methodist Church was built in 1886 on land donated by William Rawls and Augustus M. Wilson. There is a historical marker located at the church erected by the Sarasota County Historical Commission in 1982.
The Old Miakka School was constructed in 1914. There is a historical marker located at the schoolhouse erected by the Sarasota County Historical Commission in 1987.
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1 historic place in Old Miakka
1 place in Old Miakka is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.