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Bradenton is a city of around 75,000 people in Manatee County, Florida, United States. Originally 'discovered' by Hernando De Soto at Shaw's Point in 1539. The city took the name of Dr. Joseph Braden, whose nearby fortlike house was a refuge for early settlers during Native American attacks. It is the county seat of Manatee County.

Bradenton's Riverfront Theatre boasts a three-year record of first-place wins within the Florida Theatre Conference and the Southeastern Theatre Conference competitions. In addition, the theatre currently holds the first place title from the American Association of Community Theatre competition.

Located on the Manatee River in downtown Bradenton is the South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium. This one-stop museum-planetarium-aquarium offers a glimpse of Florida history, a star and laser show, and viewing of Snooty and other live manatees.

Nearby Sarasota continues the beach theme with its own beautiful white beaches. Sarasota offers the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, an upscale shopping complex at St. Armands Key, Sarasota Jungle Gardens, and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Colleges near Bradenton include Manatee Community College, New College of Florida, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Manatee Technical Institute. Some Of The Middle Schools are Martha B. King Middle School and Sugg Middle and Johnson and Lee. The University of South Florida also maintains a Sarasota-Manatee branch which serves college students in the area. The world-renowned tennis academy run by Nick Bollettieri bears a Bradenton address.

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