The region was occupied by the Calusa Indians and centuries later occupied by the Seminole, after they moved down from the northern part of Florida.
Initially the settlement was known as Gopher Ridge by the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians.
Immokalee means "your home" in the Mikasuki language.

When the swamps were drained in the region, agriculture became the dominant industry.
European-American hunters, trappers, Indian traders, cowmen, and missionaries moved in before the development of permanent villages.
The first permanent settlement was founded in 1872.
In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad extended its Haines City Branch south to Immokalee.
 The railroad was removed in the late 1980s.

The Immokalee area is heavily agricultural.
It is one of the major centers of tomato growing in the United States.
In 1960, CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow reported on the working conditions in the surrounding farms for his Harvest of Shame report for CBS Reports, which described the harsh lives of migrant workers.
The region was occupied by the Calusa Indians and centuries later occupied by the Seminole, after they moved down from the northern part of Florida. Initially the settlement was known as Gopher Ridge by the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. Immokalee means "your home" in the Mikasuki language.
When the swamps were drained in the region, agriculture became the dominant industry. European-American hunters, trappers, Indian traders, cowmen, and missionaries moved in before the development of permanent villages. The first permanent settlement was founded in 1872. In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad extended its Haines City Branch south to Immokalee.  The railroad was removed in the late 1980s.
The Immokalee area is heavily agricultural. It is one of the major centers of tomato growing in the United States. In 1960, CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow reported on the working conditions in the surrounding farms for his Harvest of Shame report for CBS Reports, which described the harsh lives of migrant workers.
Immokalee, Florida