In the late 18th century, the first white settlers arrive in the remote tenthousand island near the edge of the Florida Everglades. In the 1920s, streetcaradvertising magnate Barron Gift Collier became the largest landowner in the regionwith big plans for its future.

The sunshine state has a rich and colorful history. For hundreds of years the state has attracted dreamers, opportunists, inventors and fortuneseekers. WGCU's Untold Stories aims to preserve the history of Southwest Florida communities.

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