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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLXQ_hillsborough-lodge_Tampa-FL.html
InstitutedJanuary 24, 1850 The First Masonic Lodge in Tampa
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLX2_greater-new-salem-primitive-baptist-church_Tampa-FL.html
??New Salem Primitive Baptist Church came into existence from its "mother church," Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church in Tampa. Rev. G.S. Crawford, from east Florida, organized New Salem in 1905, which first held services in a one-room building o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLX1_the-buffalo-soldiers-in-tampa-heights_Tampa-FL.html
??African-Americans have served valiantly in all of America's wars. Although black soldiers fought and died in previous conflicts, they were not permitted to enlist as army regulars until after the Civil War. Organized into separate infantry and c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLWS_historic-emilio-pons-cigar-factory_Tampa-FL.html
Emilio Pons, a pioneer Tampa cigar manufacturer, and an outstanding public servant, established the first cigar factory of local origin on this site in 1887.Here on October 12, 1894, Jose Marti, the Cuban liberator, delivered his last Ybor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLW2_rough-riders_Tampa-FL.html
(Front face)1[Crossed Sabres Emblem]1st U.S. VolunteerCavalry RegimentRough Riders Park Dedicated March 1, 2003Ybor City, Tampa, Florida(Top Plaque)"You Triumphed Over ObstaclesWhich Would Have Overcome MenLess Brave and Determined"? ? ? ? ? ? …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLS8_george-washington-junior-high-school_Tampa-FL.html
The George Washington Junior High School was formerly located on this site. Along with the local Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, the George Washington Junior High School was among the first junior high sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLQN_john-fitzgerald-kennedy_Tampa-FL.html
On this siteThe President of the United StatesJohn Fitzgerald Kennedyaddressed the citizens of theTampa Bay Areaand received the ovation of some10,000 persons on the declarationof his Latin American policyOct. 18, 1960.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMZ_hillsborough-county-high-school_Tampa-FL.html
The oldest high school building standing today in Hillsborough County is located at 2704 Highland Avenue in Tampa. It was designed by Wilson Potter of New York. The cornerstone reads HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, but when it opened on October 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMR_german-american-club_Tampa-FL.html
Organized in 1901, the German-American Club was one of the few non-latin ethnic clubs in Tampa. Club members laid the cornerstone for a building on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and 11th Avenue on February 23, 1908, followed by a grand o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLIM_antonio-maceo-grajales_Tampa-FL.html
Born in Santiago de Cuba 14 June 1845. Rose from Private to Major General during the Ten-years War of Independence 1868-78. During the final War of Independence, he led the 1896 invasion of Cuba from Oriente across 750 miles of continual combat. F…
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