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This article is about the City of Anna Maria on the
north end of the island. For the entire island, see Anna
Maria Island.
Anna Maria, is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew slightly to 1,867.[3] The city occupies the northern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach in the center and Bradenton Beach in the south. Anna Maria is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In 1892, George Emerson Bean homesteaded the north
160 acres (0.65 km2) of Anna Maria Island.
After his death in 1898, the land went to his son,
George Wilhelm Bean, who partnered with
Charles Roser, a wealthy real estate developer from
St. Petersburg, to form the Anna Maria Beach Company
to develop the area.[4]
On September 10, 2006, an earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Mexico which was felt on the beach but caused no damage.
Ponce de Leon was said to have named the
island for
Maria Anna von der Pfalz-Neuburg, the queen
of
Charles II of Spain, the sponsor of his
expedition. In the past, pronunciation of the
name differed: old timers said "Anna Mar-EYE-a,"
but most people today say "Anna Mar-EE-a."
[6] According
to a regional historian of note, Lillian Burns,
the daughter of the early land developer,
Owen Burns, the correct pronunciation of the
name of the island by its early settlers was,
an-na ma-rye-a, since it was named
for the strong winds occurring in the area,
using the German term for the wind, Maria.[7]
This pronunciation may be heard in the popular
song, They Call The Wind Maria, from the
musical,
Paint Your Wagon.
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