Punta Gorda History Quiz

Over the weekend we had a neighborhood picnic.  For some fun, I devised a quiz from local history.  Since our friends and neighbors enjoyed it, I thought maybe other Punta Gorda fans might too.  See how many of these you can answer correctly.  I'll post the answers tomorrow.  

1.     Which of these people never visited Punta Gorda?

a.      Theodore Roosevelt

b.      Carrie Nation

c.      George W. Bush

d.     Abraham Lincoln

2.     When was the Punta Gorda Train Depot built?

a.      1889

b.      1906

c.      1928

d.     1941

3.     What was the first name given the land where Punta Gorda Isles is now located (in 1927)?

a.   The Mud Flats

b.   Pasa Bonita

c.    Punta Gorda Canalway

d.   Venetian Isles

4.    Who developed Punta Gorda Isles and Burnt Store Isles?

a.   Issac Trabue

b.   Bucky McQueen

c.    Al Johns

d.   Tim Towles

5.     Who built the original Ice House now a pub/restaurant on Tamiami Trail?

a.   James Sandlin

b.   Albert Gilchrist

c.    Issac Trabue

d.   Hamilton Disston

6.     According to local historians who first called the fat point off Charlotte Harbor “Punta Gorda”?

a.   Spanish Explorers under Ponce de Leon

b.   Cuban Fishermen

c.    a Chicago Newspaper Man

d.   original town’s people

7.     When was the city of Punta Gorda incorporated?

a.   1877

b.   1887

c.    1897

d.   1907

8.    Who is Calestimucu?

a.   Calusa Indian Chief who lived in Charlotte County

b.   Last name of the first mayor of Punta Gorda

c.    Street in Burnt Store Isles

d.   The Indian Carving in the Historic District of Punta Gorda