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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…
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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/HM1F97_old-hyde-park_Tampa-FL.html
Hyde Park began on February 13, 1886 when O.H. Platt of Hyde Park, Ill., subdivided 20 acres and named it after his hometown. By 1910 Hyde Park with its Georgian and Mediterranean estates had become the most desirable and glamorous residential sec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C1S_kate-jackson-recreation-center_Tampa-FL.html
Built on the Former Homsite Of Kate Veronica JacksonBorn January 13, 1857 - Died December 11, 1940
Kate Jackson deeded this property to Sacred Heart Catholic Church which later sold it to the city. The recreation center was named for her in rec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BRC_gordon-keller_Tampa-FL.html
Gordon Keller was a beloved citizen of Tampa — City official, merchant, civic leader, friend — from 1883 until his death, July 10, 1909. A grief-stricken community subscribed funds to build "a permanent monument" to him, and Gordon Kel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BOW_alfred-reuben-swann_Tampa-FL.html
??Alfred Reuben Swann was born and raised in Tennessee. After wintering in Tampa, he foresaw a bright future for the community. In 1905, he began living in Tampa much of the year and became a major figure in the city's residential and commercial d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BO8_spanishtown-creek_Tampa-FL.html
At this site on a small stream was located the first settlement of Tampa Bay. Its inhabitants were Spanish-Cuban fishermen and straw hat makers. It is believed they settled here toward the end of the eighteenth century, during Spain's second rule …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW0S_rough-riders-encampment_Tampa-FL.html
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, this area, a sand flat without a tree, but surrounded by an extensive forest, was the camp site of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, the most unusual regiment in the history of the U. S. Army.The Rough…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVDK_plant-field_Tampa-FL.html
(Front text)The area encompassing The University of Tampa's baseball, track, and soccer facilities was known as Plant Field from early in the 20th century until the mid - 1970s. Plant Field, named for railroad and hotel magnate Henry B. Plant, ser…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVDG_babes-longest-homer_Tampa-FL.html
At Tampa's Plant Field on April 4, 1919, "Babe" Ruth, playing for the Boston Red Sox against the N.Y. Giants, smacked a 587- foot home run that set a record in a pre-season game. 4,300 screaming fans saw the feat. Famed Evangelist Billy Sunday, an…