Bonita Springs History Book

05/05/2016

Sad news for Bonita history lovers.

Bonita Springs will demolish its old downtown water tower, the City Council decided Wednesday.

18/01/2012

Always a popular subject on this page, here are some shots of The Dome over the years. I especially enjoy the photos from The Dome's days as a tavern in Old Bonita.

24/12/2011

Merry Christmas from Bonita Springs to all!

06/12/2011

As you work your way through your holiday shopping lists, don't forget to consider sharing "Bonita Springs" and its wonderful history. This paperback book is filled with great stories, fascinating facts and more than 200 historic photos. It makes a thoughtful and inexpensive gift.

The pioneer history of Bonita Springs stretches back to the 1880s, when an Alabama cotton planter named B. B. Comer bought 6,000 acres of land along Surveyors Creek. He started a tropical fruit plantation, and his tiny village became known as Survey, in honor of the U.S. Army engineers who had fi...

11/11/2011

A new sign documenting the history of one of Bonita Springs most renowned landmarks was installed earlier this week.

28/08/2011

Article in The News-Press today about Amy Bennett Williams' new Arcadia history book: "Along the Caloosahatchee River," which is in stores now. The book covers the amazing (and sometimes strange) history of the mighty river and the towns along its shores.

Write what you know, were told. Thats just part of what made Amy Bennett Williams the right person to write Along the Caloosahatchee River, the latest in Arcadia Publishings Images of America series.

17/07/2011

25/04/2011

17/04/2011

A Bonita Springs house built in 1915 will be the site of an estate sale today and in about two years could be the home of historical exhibits that will help anchor a developing downtown.

01/02/2011

This 1954 aerial photo shows the Shell Jungle in Bonita Springs and what appears to be a Seminole-type Indian village. I am assuming this is the same property that also went by the name Distant Drums Seminole Village that stood at the intersection of Terry Street and Old 41. Anyone remember any more details about these tourist attractions?

27/12/2010

The oldest home in Bonita Springs is accessible by a pebbled, tire-lined path through the rain-soaked grass. The grand, white-washed 1886 Florida cypress wooden world is cradled by Oak Creek.

19/12/2010

Our latest history book has been on sale since Monday and it's doing great. It's not too late to order it online and get it in time for Christmas. How may of you remember that Bonita's famous Dome Restaurant was made (in part) from left over ammunition boxes from Buckingham Army Air Field?

Amazon.com: Buckingham Army Air Field (Images of America Series) (9780738586762): Chris Wadsworth, Matt Johnson, Southwest Florida Museum of History: Books