Crowley Natural & Cultural History

Crowley contains 185 acres of sensitive lands along the Myakka River. We are open four days per week, and close the park three days per week in order

THE MUSEUM Our pioneer museum exhibits a variety of historic objects, mostly from the Crowley family and the Old Miakka area. The museum is partially arranged like a general store, such as the one John Crowley and his son Jim had kept. THE PIONEER CABIN The one room cabin is typical of those built by pioneers when they first arrived to an unsettled area and contains furnishings and utensils that early pioneers would have used. Jasper Crowley built this cabin from wood reclaimed from his grandfather John Crowley's cabin. THE SUGAR CANE MILL AND KETTLE Used in a variety of ways, sugar cane was pressed in a mill and boiled in a kettle to create cane syrup or cooked down further to molasses, which could then be used to make taffy. The cane syrup could also be dried to create brown sugar. & MOR