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It may be a popular tourist stop, an oddity in our landscape, but the Ochopee Post Office is a symbol of growth in southwest Florida and of the resiliance of its pioneers.Before the little building became the "Smallest Post Office in the United States" in 1953, it was a shed in the thriving tomato farm in Ochopee on the Tamiami Trail, the road linking Tampa to Miami which opened in 1928.This book records the memories of the founding Gaunt family plus their friends and neighbors. There are also reports of more recent times when Evelyn Shealy served the community as postmaster and Jerri Fish drove 123 miles each day to deliver the mail.The farm is gone now but the Post Office has survived hurricanes from Donna in 1960 to Irma in 2017 when it was the only full-service postal facility in the area.The stories were recorded by the late Maria Stone and are reprinted with new material in this edition.To order, visit www.ecity-publishing.com.

Read what the men & women remember about working and living on the Tamiami Trail during those formative years in the 1920s when Barron Collier's road across the swamp and the sawgrass opened up Southwest Florida.

The Smallwood Store in Chokoloskee was an informal community center for pioneers almost 100 years ago who shopped and got their mail there. It also did a thriving trade with the native Seminoles who trusted founder Ted Smaalwood.The building and its artifacts have been preserved for our enjoyment and education. Visiting the Museum is like stepping back in time - it contains nostalgic items like original Coke bottles, medicinal remedies, and old-fashioned household goods, plus records going back to the early days.The author has encapsulated the history of the area and the story of this unique family.