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History of Florida's Waterfront Communities

Florida's Commercial Fishing Heritage

Map of Florida showing commercial fishing communities

Florida's history is deep in an unmistakable connection to the coastal waterways that surround it. The waterfront communities' life cycles are rich in tales of the dependency on their aquatic resources. Learn about their struggles and successes by traveling through time with these historical editorial and pictorial stories. Share in the intriguing human influences and experience the entrepreneurial creativity that took place within these communities as they evolved and adapted to their main resource -- the sea.

Apalachicola Pensacola
Cedar Key Sebastian
Cortez St. Marks
Fernandina and Northeast Florida St. Petersburg / Clearwater
Fort Myers and Surrounding Islands Steinhatchee
Key West Tarpon Springs