About LaBelle, Florida
LaBelle, “The Belle of the Caloosahatchee,” had its beginning as a settlement in the 1880s when the Caloosahatchee River began to play a part in Philadelphia entrepreneur Hamilton Disston’s dream of Everglades Reclamation, and had the double advantage of being on the western edge of Captain Francis A. Hendry’s vast ranch holdings in Monroe County. According to the 1885 Florida State Census, William Byrd Fraser and Francis A. Hendry were the last household heads to be listed for “Monroe County Exclusive of Key West” with the Hendry household including 16 year old daughter Carrie Belle as well as several of Captain Hendry’s other older and younger children.
Captain Francis A. Hendry, a force in the creation of Polk County in 1861 at the onset of the Civil War, was instrumental in a new county being carved from northern mainland Monroe County in 1887; this new county was named Lee County in honor of Hendry’s hero General Robert E. Lee. It is entirely possible that some members of the Hendry family including 18-year-old Carrie Belle thought the new county was also named for an older Hendry daughter, Virginia Lee.
Restaurants
FORREY GRILL
280 N. Bridge St LaBelle, Florida 33935
Phone: (863) 612-0423
TWO PEAS CAFE
870 W Hickpochee Ave #500, LaBelle, FL 33935
Phone: (863) 675-2891
THE QUARTHOUSE
100 South Main St, LaBelle, FL 33935
Phone: (863) 674-7141
LOG CABIN BBQ
480 W Hickpochee Ave, LaBelle, FL 33935
Phone: (863) 675-3418

Sightseeing
The beautiful Caloosahatchee Riverside landscape offers an incredible view from some of LaBelle’s most treasured attraction locations.
CAPT. FRANCIS A. HENDRY HOUSE
Contact: (863) 674-4041
512 Fraser Ave, LaBelle, FL 33935
No Tour Times Currently Available to the Public.
DOWNTOWN LABELLE HISTORIC DISTRICT
The Downtown LaBelle Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in LaBelle, Florida. The district is on the 300 Block of North Bridge Street & contains 9 historic buildings.
OLD HENDRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
www.hendryclerk.org
141 E Hickpochee Ave, LaBelle, FL 33935
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:45 PM
LABELLE NATURE PARK
www.labellenaturepark.org
440 Fraser Ave, LaBelle, FL 33935
Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM




HOTELS
THE RIVERS EDGE MOTEL
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THE PORT LABELLE INN
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