Description The creation of Sarasota County in 1921 inspired intrigue and drama, pitting local economic rivals against one another.
They encountered other challenges, including the great Florida land boom of the 1920s, the construction of the.
The civic leaders of the Sarasota district fought what they saw as an incompetent and biased Manatee County Commission for seven years to build the roads needed to support their ambitions for growth and prosperity before finally winning out.
Description The creation of Sarasota County in 1921 inspired intrigue and drama, pitting local economic rivals against one another