Immokalee, Collier County’s largest inland community, has long been linked with cattle ranches and agriculture. First occupied by the Calusa Indians and later the Seminole, the area has seen a colorful mix of hunters, cowmen, missionaries and Indian traders since it was settled in 1873. Pioneers renamed the town "Immokalee" in 1897 after a Seminole word meaning "my home" or "his home." Once home to cattleman Robert Roberts and his family, this living history museum (longest running ranch in S. Florida) provides visitors an opportunity to experience life on a Southwest Florida pioneer homestead and citrus grove. Exhibits, living history programs, and carefully preserved original buildings and features tell the story of the cow hunters, ranchers and pioneer families who struggled to tame this wilderness prairie on the edge of the Big Cypress Swamp. The Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a scenic 44-mile drive from Naples.
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