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On December 23, 1885 a number of Scottish families came ashore on or near this spot to settle land they had purchased for their homes in a new country. They met wilderness and hardship instead of the established town promised them; causing many to return in disappointment to Scotland. The remaining colonists along with the American settlers who welcomed them upon their arrival, platted the Town of Sarasota on July 27, 1886.


In Cooperation With Sarasota County Historical Commission and Sarasota County Historical Society.

US-41 & Gulfstream Ave., Sarasota, Sarasota County Florida

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