MANHATTAN

NAME: Manhattan
COUNTY: Manatee
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Hot in Summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime
COMMENTS: Scattered residents. None that are connected with the platted town site. The Manhattan site was on the north side of Lake Manatee near SR675.
REMAINS: None
Manhattan, circa 1926, was a town that was platted but apparantly never grew more than the real estate plans. There were a couple of structures built to help sell the plots. This was pre-depression which might explain it's demise. Submitted by: Mike Woodfin Information courtesy of Melissa Brewer, whose copyrighted work appears on Manatee GenWeb, www.rootsweb.com/~flmanate.


Investors being shown the area in 1926
Courtesy Mike Woodfin


Manhattan Mercantile February 1926
Courtesy Mike Woodfin

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