Preserving
Largo's Past
for Future
Generations
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
First Saturday of month
10am - 2pm
(closed July and August)
LOCATED IN:
Largo's Historic Feed Store and Museum
Largo Central Park
295 Central Park Dr, Largo, FL
MEETINGS:
Second Monday of month
6:00 pm, Doors Open 5:15
(closed July and August)
Upcoming Events
Speaker, Monica Drake
We are excited to learn more about Heritage Village at our February Monthly Meeting
Building
Community
Around
History
Join Us!
December 28, 2024January 2025 Meeting; Speaker Nicole Stott
We are proud to welcome Nicole Stott to our Jan 13, 2025 monthly meeting. Nicole Stott is an astronaut, aquanaut, engineer, artist, and author of Back to Earth: What Life In Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet – And Our Mission To Protect It; and most importantly a mom.
December 16, 2024Sugarcane Boil 2024
Enjoy some video and photos from our rescheduled Sugarcane syrup boil. We were at Heritage Village for Santa Saturdays on Dec 14. Great crowds and great fun!
December 11, 2024Cracker Lunch Tickets
Mark your calendar now for March 1, 2025! In the finest traditions of the Largo Area Historical Society we will celebrate this milestone in our history. Plan now to attend. We fully expect a sellout crowd for this grand event and seating will be limited so don't delay, send in your reservation form today!
December 11, 2024Quilts of Valor 2024
At our Veterans Day meeting on November 11th, members of the Society honored our veterans for their military service.
October 31, 2024Largo’s Rich History
Largo was one of the first places settled along the coast. 1n 1842, the Federal government passed the Armed Occupation Act which provided 160 acres of land for anyone who would live on the land for five years and agree to serve in the military, if needed. The McMullen and McKay families took the opportunity and settled in what was to become Largo. The McMullen’s settled around the north side of a large lake called Lake Tolulu; the three McKay brothers were each awarded 160 acres along a creek in the southwest area.
August 17, 2024Largo’s Historic Feed Store
Since at least 1902, there was a "feed store" near the Atlantic Coastline railroad in Largo, that served the needs of local cattle ranchers, citrus and produce growers who were primary to the economy of the area. By 1910, Largo was an incorporated town with a population of 291. That was the year young John Gainey, operator of a nearby sawmill and concrete plant, built the present feed store building of rusticated block.
