Bradenton is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States.
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19 Facts About Bradenton
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Josiah Gates along with his family and eight slaves would move to the area where present day Bradenton exists in January 1842 after being attracted to the area for its natural beauty.
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Bradenton would build his home near present-day 15th Street East and his inn at another location naming it Gates House.
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Bradenton is named after Dr Joseph Braden, whose nearby fort-like house was a refuge for early settlers during the Seminole Wars.
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The following year, Bradenton was designated the county seat after DeSoto County was formed from eastern Manatee County, as the then county seat, Pine Level, was in the new county.
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Bradenton operating the line would have financial difficulties likely due to a lack of ridership and would cancel the line in 1906.
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Bradenton would be affected by World War II like many other cities in Florida and the United States.
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Manatee would face similar financial problems as Bradenton did in regards to their bonds and faced high debt levels as a result but Manatee could not pay off the bonds.
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Bradenton would create quality housing for black residents along with paving streets, bringing sewage service, water, and expanded garbage collection services to black neighborhoods.
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Bradenton would get a new city hall located on 15th Street West bordering Wares Creek in January 1970 as a replacement to their location on 13th Street West which the city has used since 1913.
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Bradenton has a typical Central Florida humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and warm winters.
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Bradenton was significantly affected by the United States housing market correction, as reported by CNN, projecting a 24.
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Bradenton is served by Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and is connected to St Petersburg by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
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WWSB channel 40, the local ABC affiliate, is based in Sarasota, but has a transmitter in Parrish, northeast of Bradenton; it is seen on cable channel 7 on most cable systems in the area.
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Bradenton is home to the Village of the Arts, a renovated neighborhood immediately south of downtown where special zoning laws allow residents to live and work in their homes.
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Bradenton was the oldest manatee in captivity, and likely the oldest manatee in the world.
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Bradenton is the spring training home of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates who play their home games at downtown's LECOM Park.
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Bradenton is home to the IMG Academy, the home of the U S U-17 residential soccer program.
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