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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML74_vicente-martinez-ybor_Tampa-FL.html
Born in Valencia, Spain on September 7, 1818 and died in Ybor City on December 14, 1896 and buried at Oaklawn Cemetery in downtown Tampa.
In 1853 at an early age the adventurous Spaniard left his native land and traveled to Cuba which was under…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML73_tampas-oldest-restaurant_Tampa-FL.html
Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor Citywas a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto )Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvousfor the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya CigarFactory located across the street. In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML72_founding-of-the-cigar-industry-in-tampa_Tampa-FL.html
In 1886 two cigar factories were completedat Tampa signaling the founding of theindustry in the area. Pioneer manufacturer was Vincente Martinez Ybor, a native of Spain, who had made cigars at Havana and Key West. Ybor's move to Tampa was prompted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML71_first-lt-baldomero-lopez_Tampa-FL.html
During the Inchon invasion in Korea, September 15, 1950, Marine 1st Lieutenant Lopez's platoon was engaging the enemy. Exposing himself to hostile fire he attempted to hurl a grenade into the pillbox whose fire was pinning them down. Wounded, he f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML70_columbia-restaurant_Tampa-FL.html
The Columbia is the oldest and largest Spanish restaurant in the United States. It was opened as a cafe for cigarmakers by Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. When he died in 1930 his son Casimiro Hernandez, Jr. then brought it to its present glory.
The Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKHF_war-memorial_Tampa-FL.html
(Front face, left side)Dedicated tothe memory of those Americans who valiantly fought anddied in the service of their countryduring the great World WarApril 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918—·—It is hoped that the generations to follo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKCE_b-f-marcos-building_Tampa-FL.html
This structure has beenrecorded by theHistoric AmericanBuildings Surveyof the United States Departmentof the Interior for its Archivesat the Library of Congress
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIUU_orange-grove-hotel_Tampa-FL.html
Erected in 1859, as a residence, by Capt. William Brinton Hooker, on the northwest corner of Madison and East Streets. A Georgia native, he moved to Florida in 1830 and signed its first Constitution in 1839. In 1843 Hooker settled in Hillsborough …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIFA_historic-harlem-academy-school-2_Tampa-FL.html
(Front text)The historic Harlem Academy, known as "The Mother of African- American Schools," was the first public school erected for African- American children in Tampa.The first classes were held in 1868 in the Hillsborough County Courthouse. In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICR_oaklawn-cemetery_Tampa-FL.html
This hallowed ground set aside as a town burial site in 1850 "for whites & slaves alike" is the resting place for many of Tampa's founding fathers, mayors, and county officers. A governor of Florida, two Supreme Court Judges, framers of all five F…