Manhattan, Florida

Manhattan was a planned community in Manatee County, Florida, United States, though today it is an unincorporated community^[1]

Manhattan
Named for	New York borough of Manhattan.
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)

History

Manhattan was named after Manhattan, a borough of New York City. The town was created by investors in 1926. At the time there was an explosion in Real Estate in Florida known as the Florida Land Boom. The site of the town had almost no structures other than buildings to promote sales and a general store. It was abandoned by the time The Great Depression started. Today, there are no remains of the former town site. The site was on the North Shore of Lake Manatee.

References

↑ "Manhattan - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.

Municipalities and communities of Manatee County, Florida, United States

County seat: Bradenton

Cities	Anna Maria Bradenton Bradenton Beach Holmes Beach Palmetto

Town	Longboat Key‡

CDPs	Bayshore Gardens Cortez Ellenton Memphis Samoset South Bradenton West Bradenton West Samoset Whitfield

Unincorporated communities	Duette Edgeville Elwood Park Fort Hamer Gillette Lakewood Ranch Manhattan Memphis Heights Myakka City Oneco Palm View Palma Sola Parrish Rye Tallevast Tara Terra Ceia Verna Waterbury

Ghost town	Willow

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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