Manatee County administrative offices are located at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34206; phone: 941‑748‑4501.
Manatee County was formed in 1855 and named for the Manatee River. A monument in Terra Ceia was erected at what is believed to be the place where Hernando DeSoto landed in 1539.
Photo: Johnson Helm House, circa 1908, located at 2104 53rd Avenue East, Oneco. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Photographed by Ebyabe, 2011, (own work) [cc-3.o], via Wikimedia Commons, accessed October, 2021.
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