 On November 5, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.In 2003, tourists witnessed a fight between an alligator and a Burmese python which went on for 24 hours, until a larger alligator joined the fight and the snake escaped.Video and news coverage of the fight was widespread and brought attention to the spread of the python, an invasive species, in the Everglades.