Felda is fifteen miles due south of LaBelle on Highway 29 and nine miles north of Immokalee. Felda, originally known as “Eddy”,named after Mary Baker Eddy ,was first settled in late 1800 and early 1900 when the area was still part of Lee County.The area offered rich farm and ranch land. Thirty-three patents were granted between 1914 and 1931, totaling 4,520 acres. Henry Stokes received the first patent in 1914. Homesteaders had to prove up their acreage and build a home and live on it three to five years before receiving title. Schools began after A. B. Townsend and family moved there in 1911.
FELDA SCHOOL 1926-1927 First year in new brick school Principal-Mr. Snyder Teacher-Mrs. Snyder Student Age Student Age Frances Estes 12 Sarah Townsend 7 Nancy Hull 11 Evalena Smith 9 Marguerite Harvey 7 Ernestine Rimes 9 Idella Townsend 6 Clyde Green 6 Mildred Faulk 6 Mamie Chambers 8 Vivie Lee Estes 8 Mary Ellen Thomas 7 Jewel Grainger Mary Janet Rimes 6 Ruby Taylor 10 Lillian Harden 12 Jessie Mae Harden 8 Abbie Williams 7 A. G. Carr 7 Winston Carraway 8 A. L. Lowery 7 Richard Fitzhugh 8 Junior Thomas 6 Michael Chambers 6 Ernest Taylor 8 Ellis Vickers 9 Pel Fortson 6 Maxwell Browning 9 Jim Brannon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||