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- 1. "Manatee _______ Historical Park" is an open-air museum in Bradenton with buildings from our county's founding period.
- 4. DeSoto National Memorial Park is named after him, first name of De Soto.
- 5. surname of the five brothers who owned/operated the circus called “The Greatest Show on Earth", art museum in Sarasota.
- 6. house used as a courthouse and rooming house, destroyed for parking leaving only the 1925 Peninsular Telephone Building in the area, sometimes called the "Palmer-____ House", Also first name of an American cartoonist (1880–1935) with surname Williams.
- 8. name of the plantation and mansion in Ellenton, Judah P. Benjamin took refuge here in May 1865, "______ Plantation Historic State Park".
- 10. "__________ Records Library" is the name of the Bradenton Carnegie library, relates to history/historic.
- 12. name of our county and the river.
- 14. name of town and historical park where there is a military museum and 1912 Carnegie Library, near Manatee County Agricultural Museum.
- 15. castle in Bradenton, owned by Dr. Joseph Addison ______.
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- 2. "Manatee County ____________ Museum" is where the original firehouse/jail for Palmetto is located, refers to the practice of farming and raising animals.
- 3. The "_______ Estate" in Sarasota, named after the inventor and owner Powel _______ Jr.
- 7. surname of a leading philanthropist of Manatee Village, "______ Museum of Science & History" and name of an animal shelter in Bradenton.
- 9. original spelling of our town before "Bradenton" and "Bradentown".
- 11. barn in Palmetto, man named Peter began tomato farming in our area with this last name.
- 13. William Shaw's _____ House, located at DeSoto National Memorial Park, also type of cat with striped fur.