Old Miakka School

Historical marker location:

15800 Wilson Road, Miakka, Florida

( Marker is at the intersection of Wilson Road and Myakka Road, on the left when traveling west on Wilson Road.)

Marker installed: 1987

Florida was once a Spanish colony for over 250 years, from 1565 to 1821, before being ceded to the United States as part of the Adams-Onís Treaty.