Typesetting and photography courtesy of:
Janet Thoreson
Additional historical photographs courtesy of:
Manatee County Public Library System
1301 Barcarrota Blvd. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
The Haley House, once the grandest home on Terra Ceia, with a commanding location at the entrance to the island is shown in photo from the private collection of the great-grandson of D.G. Haley, Mr. Ross Perry. The house was built around 1919 and had great views of Terra Ceia bay, unobstructed by the pervasive, invasive Brazilin Pepper tree that take over everything. D. G. Haley owned two large commercial gladiola farms. Terra Ceia Island Farms and Terra Ceia Bay Farms were two of the largest producing firms in the world, frequently shipping more than 200,000 gladioli a day to all parts of the nation. He died in the late 1970's.
The house is now a regional headquarters for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the new Terra Ceia State Park.
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