1895 ~ 1995
Hugh C. MacFarlane, an immigrant from Scotland, purchased land in November 1886 and built a cigar factory that started production on June 15, 1892. MacFarlane and other developers offered free land and buildings, bringing in more cigar factories and growth that led to the formation of the City of West Tampa on May 18, 1895. Other immigrants from Cuba, Spain, Italy,Scotland, Ireland, Germany and different parts of the United States made up the population, giving the town its distinctive, vibrant character. After 30 years as aprospering municipality West Tampa was annexed to the City of Tampa on January 1, 1925| HM Number | HMVZY |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1995 |
| Placed By | The Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 12:48am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 353258 N 3094426 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 27.96685000, -82.49190000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 27° 58.011', W 82° 29.514' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 27° 58' 0.66" N, 82° 29' 30.84" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 813 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3013-3071 W Columbus Dr, Tampa FL 33607, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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