Punta Rassa’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Punta Rassa. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The location was named Punta Rasca (Spanish for "smooth or flat point" and later corrupted to "Punta Rassa") by the Spanish Conquistadors in the mid-16th century, who unloaded cattle in the area.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Punta Rassa’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Punta Rassa’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPunta rassa barracks, 1906: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Punta Rassa
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Punta Rassa, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Punta Rassa is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Punta Rassa has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sanibel Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters in Sanibel, 3.2 miles away.
Punta Rassa and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Punta rassa barracks (1906) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.