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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y5C_tampa-confederate-salt-works_Tampa-FL.html
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Salt was an essential commodity during the Civil War because it was required for the preservation of meat and fish. When the Confederate states no longer had access to vital sources of salt in West Virginia and Louisiana, southerners com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y5B_hyde-parks-bungalow-terrace_Tampa-FL.html
Bungalow Terrace was developed by Alfred Swann and Eugene Holtsinger on what was Morrison Grove in 1913. The Bungalow Style home was modeled after the bungalows in California because of the low cost, adaptability, craftsmanship and low maintenance…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1X_hillsborough-county-historical-cemetery-for-all-people-historical_Tampa-FL.html
Florida's constitution requires the following: "Counties shall provide for inhabitants who by reason of age, infirmity or misfortune may have claims upon the aid and sympathy of society." Hence, in 1905, the Hillsborough County Board of County Com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1W_capt-nathaniel-wyche-hunter-historical_Tampa-FL.html
This marker honors Capt. Nathaniel Wyche Hunter, a U.S. Army Officer who was stationed at Fort Brook during the 1830's and believed to be Tampa's first environmentalist.
Hunter recognized the natural beauty of the land around him and admonished…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1V_memorial-highway-historical_Tampa-FL.html
This monument, originally in Oldsmar, was one of two dedicated on January 2, 1921 to mark the beginning and end of the Nation's first "Road to Remembrance" constructed after World War One. They memorialized the 105 men and one woman from Hillsboro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1J_jessamine-flowers-link-historical_Tampa-FL.html
In 1913, Jessamine Link established Magnolia Troop One, the second Girl Scout Troop in the United States. This was just one year after Juliette Gordon Low organized the country's first Girl Scout troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912. What is now Hyd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X1I_rough-rider-encampment-historical_Tampa-FL.html
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area was the campsite of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood (Medal of Honor recipient) and later Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Known as t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMR_st-peter-claver-catholic-school-historical_Tampa-FL.html
In 1893, the Jesuit Fathers at Sacred Heart Church established a school on Morgan Street. St. Peter Claver Catholic School, named for the Spanish Jesuit missionary priest, was founded for the children of the African American community. On February…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL2_spanish-exploration-of-temple-terrace-historical_Tampa-FL.html
On April 25, 1757, as they explored the Hillsborough River (Rio De San Julian Y Arriaga) and searched for pine trees for ship masts. Don Francisco Maria Celi, Captain of the Spanish Royal Fleet, and 19 armed members of the expedition camped in thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S12_the-west-tampa-boys-club_Tampa-FL.html
On this site, the West Tampa Boys Club was organized around 1923 at the Rosa Valdez Settlement, a Methodist mission. From 1926 until 1944, the club was a major project of the Tampa Rotary Club. Under leadership of E.S. "Pep" Krantz and Charles "St…