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Ted
Smallwood
Chokoloskee, Florida |
| Charles Ted Smallwood, Sr.
was one of the first pioneer settlers of the 10,000 Island area
of the western Everglades in south Florida. He came to the islands
in 1891 and settled on Chokoloskee Island in 1897.
The Post Office on Chokoloskee had opened in 1891. In 1906 Ted and his wife Mamie established the Smallwood Store and Indian trading post which they ran along with the Post Office. The store was rebuilt at the water's edge following a hurricane in 1916. Ted died in 1951. Smallwood's store closed in 1982, but was reopened by Smallwood's granddaughter as a museum in 1989.
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Ted and Mamie's son, Ted Smallwood, Jr., was an avid fisherman and guide. In the 1950's, Ted was having lures made to his specifications by the Porter Bait Company of Daytona Beach. A couple of examples of Ted Smallwood's Plug are shown here:
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