Located in the restored 1908 Old Polk County Courthouse, the Polk County Historical Museum collection includes natural and cultural objects related to Polk County and the greater central Florida area that represent the area's history from pre-European times through the present. The museum features an exhibit on Native American heritage, including a dugout canoe, the PaleoIndian Gallery, and a Seminole War display case.

The museum also includes a Civil War exhibit with period objects. The Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library, located in the east wing of the building, is one of the largest such collections in the state.

On the building's grounds is a monument for Company E of the 7th Florida Infantry erected in 1982 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Known as the South Florida Bulldogs, this unit of local men served in the western theater from 1862 to 1865. The names of the many engagements that they participated in are listed on the monument.

www.polkcountymuseum.org

Information provided by the Florida Department of State.