Tour Overview
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THIS TOUR BEGINS AT BUCHAN AIRPORT PARK: 1390 Old Englewood Road, Englewood 34223
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After you stop at each site, be sure to view the photos included with the app.
This tour is sponsored by the Englewood Museum and the Lemon Bay Historical Society. It is produced by the Sarasota County Centennial Committee, celebrating 100 years in 2021!
STOPS INCLUDE:
- Decagon Buildings
- Buchan Airport
- Yale Street
- Englewood Museum/Lampp House
- Veterans Memorial (restrooms)
- Buchan Landing
- Dearborn Street/Zeigler’s Hardware
- Indian Mound Park
- Green Street Church Museum and Lemon Bay Cemetery
Be sure to enjoy the scenery along the way and the narratives about some of the places you will pass. Please get out at the stops with parking to explore the area. As you travel from place to place we'll take you back in time to hear the stories and see the sights that are part of the colorful history of Sarasota County. Drive carefully!
Stops
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Stop 1: Stop 1: INTRO and DECAGONS
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Turn Rt on DIRT road.
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Stop 2: Stop 2: BUCHAN AIRPORT
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TAMIAMI TRAIL
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Turn Rt on Yale
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Proceed slowly on Yale St and Stop past Pineapple
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Stop 3: Stop 3:YALE STREET
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Rt on Harvard
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Rt on Old Eng Rd
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Rt on Perry
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Stop 4: Stop 4: ENGLEWOOD MUSEUM at the LAMPP HOUSE
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Turn left into Memorial Parking lot
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Stop 5: Stop 5: VETERANS MEMORIAL
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Turn Rt at Stop sign
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Stop 6: Stop 6: BUCHANS LANDIING
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Stop 7: Stop 7: OLD FLORIDA OUTDOOR CENTER
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Rt on Magnolia
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Turn Rt on Fray St
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Left on Winson
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Stop 8: Stop 8: INDIAN MOUND PARK
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Rt on Green St
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On Green St.
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Turn Rt on McCall
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On McCall
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Left on Church Ave
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On Church Ave
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Turn Rt on Alta Vista
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Turn Left just past cemetery
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Stop 9: Stop 9: GREEN ST CHURCH and LEMON BAY CEMETERY
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