On June 14, 1898, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the First United States Volunteer Cavalry,known as the Rough Riders, embarked from PortTampa for victory in the Spanish-American War. The Tampa Bay Hotel was used as headquarters for general officers who came to organize an invasion force for Cuba, and it gained national attention. Lt. Col. Roosevelt and his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, were hotel guests for a brief stay. Later, Colonel Thoedore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States of America 1901-1909.
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