Ochopee, Florida
| Ochopee | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Ochopee | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′4″N 81°18′13″W / 25.90111°N 81.30361°WCoordinates: 25°54′4″N 81°18′13″W / 25.90111°N 81.30361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Collier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Shealy |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 34141 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295500[1] |
Ochopee is an unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida, United States.[2] It is located to the east of the intersection of US 41 and State Road 29, near Carnestown. The community is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ochopee began as a small one family tomato farming community in the early 1920s. The Gaunt family bought land in the area for $100 per acre, and started with only army tents.[3] It got its name when a visitor to the general store asked the owner what the place was called. A native man was trading in the store that day so the owner asked him what was the Seminole word for farm. He replied, "O-Chopp-ee".[4] After the original Post Office burned down residents used an old storage shed to house mail, which then became the smallest in the nation.[5]
Points of interest
- Ochopee post office
- Skunk Ape Research Center
- Joannie's Crab Shack
- National Park Service Big Cypress Head Quarters, AKA The Golden Lion Motor Inn
- Wootens World Famous Airboats
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ochopee, Florida
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Stone 1989, p. 2.
- ↑ Stone 1989, p. 11.
- ↑ Stone 1989, p. 51.
- Stone, Maria (1989). "Ochopee The Story of the Smallest Post Office"
- Pettengill, Frank (1975). "Naples Daily News","Ochopee Acquisition Appeal Made"
Focus of movie "Just Cause" Just Cause is a 1995 film directed by Arne Glimcher and starring Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne. It is based on John Katzenbach's novel of the same name.
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