Duette is an unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States. State Road 62 intersects with Keentown Road in Duette. The area is home to Bunker Hill Vineyard and Winery. The only remaining single-classroom schoolhouse in Florida, Duette School, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Duette, Florida
Unincorporated area
Bunker Hill Vineyard and Winery, March 2018
Duette Location within Manatee County, Florida
Coordinates: 27°35′25″N 82°07′22″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Manatee
Established	1888
Elevation	121 ft (37 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	34219
Area code(s)	941
FIPS code	12-18475
GNIS feature ID	294750[1]

History

Local lore explains that the area's name stems for an early settler named Duette from Canada. While no records indicate this surname purchasing land in Manatee County, in the earliest years of settlement some homesteaders never established legal claim over their land, and therefore a record may not exist.[2] The area was also referred to as Dry Prairie. A post office called Duette was established on July 17, 1888. It remained in operation until January 2, 1907.[3][4][5]

The annual Duette Cracker Fest, an open-air fair and concert, was held to raise funds for education to prevent the proposed closing of the local one-teacher elementary school by the Manatee County School District.[6] In 2016, it was announced that the school was to be permanently closed after a lack of students and financial reasons.[7] The area is also home to Duette Preserve, the largest preserve in the Manatee county system.[8][9]

See also

 Florida portal

References

External links

Media related to Duette, Florida at Wikimedia Commons